Five high school baseball players from North Carolina have been invited to this week’s Major League Baseball Draft Combine at Chase Field in Arizona. Six college players who played scholastic high school baseball in the state have also received invites. The draft is slated for July 13 and 14 in Atlanta as part of All-Star festivities.
Major League Baseball started running a Draft Combine in 2021, making the one that starts Tuesday in Phoenix the fifth annual version of the event. While some players come only to have their medicals done and meet with teams, many participate in on-field events, from batting practice and infield/outfield workouts for position players to bullpen sessions for pitchers. There’s also a high school game on Tuesday, which will be streamed on MLB.com.
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High school invitees
- Tyler Baird, Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
- C.J. Gray, A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, N.C.)
- Josh Hammond, Wesleyan Christian (High Point, N.C.)
- Coy James, Davie County (Mocksville, N.C.)
- Briggs McKenzie, Corinth Holders (Wendell, N.C.)
College invitees
- Aidan Haugh, East Wake (North Carolina)
- Eli Jerzembeck, Providence (South Carolina)
- Kane Kepley, South Rowan (North Carolina)
- Tanner Thach, Perquimans (UNC-Wilmington)
- Dixon Williams, D.H. Conley (East Carolina)
- Ethan Young, Hickory Ridge (East Carolina)
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