Blue Jays' Groshans raking to start career
The Blue Jays put a lot of stock in Jordan Groshans and his bat coming straight out of high school. The 12th overall pick in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft has proven thus far that he's up to the task.Groshans belted a homer and a double, finishing 3-for-4 with six
The Blue Jays put a lot of stock in Jordan Groshans and his bat coming straight out of high school. The 12th overall pick in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft has proven thus far that he's up to the task.
Groshans belted a homer and a double, finishing 3-for-4 with six RBIs and one run scored as the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays beat the Tigers East, 11-5, at Tigertown on Tuesday. The Blue Jays No. 8 prospect has 10 RBIs while going 8-for-14 at the plate in his last three games.
The 18-year-old shortstop propelled his squad's early offensive charge. After a walk in the first inning, the third baseman lined a single to center field, plating Addison Barger to cap a four-run frame. In the third, Groshans poked a double to center, knocking in
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After striking out in the sixth, the Magnolia High School (Texas) prospect belted his fourth homer of the season in the eighth, a three-run shot to left-center that scored Ramos and Barger. Groshans has amassed a slash line of .380/.439/.593 28 games into his professional baseball career.
Franniel Polanco (1-0) earned his first GCL win in relief. He didn't allow a hit or a walk while striking out two in two frames.
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