Diamondbacks' First-Round Pick Tommy Troy Joins Hops

Batting third and playing shortstop on Wednesday

By Seth Hoiland

August 2, 2023

Hillsboro, OR (August 2, 2023) – Tommy Troy, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ first round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft has been assigned to High-A Hillsboro, the Diamondbacks and Hillsboro Hops announced on Tuesday. Troy will be batting third and playing shortstop for the Hops on Wednesday night against the Vancouver

Troy, 21, was the 12^th overall selection in this year’s draft following his Junior year at Stanford. He led the Cardinal to a Pac-12 regular season championship and third straight College World Series berth, while hitting .394/.478/.699 with 17 home runs and 58 RBI. Troy was teammates at Stanford in 2021 with former Hop and West Linn High School star, Tim Tawa. Troy had a superb summer leading into his final year of college in the prestigious Cape Cod League, where he hit .310 for Cotuit with an OPS of .917.

After inking his first professional contract on July 17^th, Troy was assigned to the ACL D-backs Red team in the Arizona Complex League. The first-rounder hit .455/.563/.636 and was 5-for-11 with 5 RBI over a four game span.

The shortstop will be the first 2023 draft pick to debut with the Hops. According to Baseball America, Troy is a top 100 MLB prospect, checking in at #87 on the list.

Tickets are still available for all remaining home games at Ron Tonkin Field, with Wednesday’s first pitch at 7:05 and Thursday’s at 1:05 against the Toronto Blue Jays High-A affiliate, Vancouver Canadians. The rest of the season schedule and tickets can be found at Hillsborohops.com.

All Hops games can be heard on Rip City Radio 620 AM and at RipCityRadio.com. All home games are televised on Bally Live, with a selection of games airing on Portland’s CW.

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