Brennan Malone
| Brennan Malone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 8, 2000 Matthews, North Carolina | |||
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| Career statistics | |||
| Hight | 6'4[1] | ||
| Weight | 210[1] | ||
| High School | IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL[1] | ||
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Brennan Russell Malone (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Malone attended high school at IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL where he was a standout pitcher who could throw 97 mph.[2] He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 33rd pick in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. Prep Baseball Report named Malone Florida Player of the Year on June 17, 2019.[3]
Career[edit]
Malone attended Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina[4] before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year.[5][6][7] He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.
Malone was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft.[8][9] He signed for $2.2 million.[10][11] Malone was one of only three high school pitchers selected in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft.[12]
18U National Team[edit]
| Pitching | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitching | IP | W-L | ERA | H | BB | R | ER | HR | K |
| 8.1 | 2-0 | 1.08 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9[13] | |
High School record[edit]
| Pitching | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitching | IP | W-L | ERA | H | BB | R | ER | HR | K |
| 11-0 | 0.27 | 69[14] | |||||||
Rankings prior to the draft[edit]
- 18th on Baseball America’s Top 500 list[15]
- 20th at MLB.com[16]
- 21st at ESPN[15]
- 23rd at Fangraphs[17]
- Florida Player of the Year (Prep Baseball Report) June 17, 2019[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GRANGER, BURKE. "Brennan Malone". 2080baseball. BASEBALL.COM. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Cornett, Aaron. "Brennan Malone 2019 MLB Draft Profile". lastwordonbaseball. Last Word On Sports INC,. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Freeman, Doug. "2019 PBR FLORIDA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BRENNAN MALONE". prepbaseballreport. Prep Baseball Report. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ III, David T. Foster. "Union County high school pitcher ranked in top 10 nationally". charlotteobserver. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Brennan Malone hopes to refine secondary pitches". The 3rd Man In. 21 January 2019. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Shirley, Gabrielle (3 June 2019). "MLB Draft prospect: Brennan Malone, IMG Academy". WFLA. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Law: Brennan Malone, Jack Leiter standouts at prep showcase"". ESPN. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diamondbacks load up on upside, pitching with seven picks on first day of MLB draft". azcentral. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Staff, theScore. "D-Backs select prep star Brennan Malone No. 33 overall". theScore.com. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "D-backs sign 1st-round pick pitcher Brennan Malone". Arizona Sports. 11 June 2019. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diamondbacks ink pitcher Brennan Malone, several other high drafts picks still unsigned". azcentral.com. USA Today. June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Smith, Cam. "MLB Draft: Why were only three high school pitchers taken in first round?". usatodayhss. USA Today. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Brennan Malone #22 18U National Team". usabaseball. USABASEBALL.COM. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ Askeland, Kevin. "Final 2019 MaxPreps Top 50 national high school baseball rankings". maxpreps. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Adams, Steve. "Diamondbacks, Brennan Malone Agree To Terms". mlbtraderumors. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "2019 PROSPECT WATCH". mlb. MLBAM, LP. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "2019 MLB Draft". fangraphs. Fan Graphs. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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