Selected by the Mets in the third round (100th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Louisville... received a $500,000 signing bonus... chosen as a starter for the Cape Cod League All-Star Game in 2015... majored in sport administration... Biggest thrill in sports was winning the International World Series in Chicago with his summer team. Hobbies and outside interests include playing basketball, hanging out and playing video games. Favorite movies are Step Brothers and Taken... told Louisville his favorite athletes include Robinson Cano and Josh Hamilton, favorite cereal is frosted Flakes, favorite candy bar is Snickers, favorite food is steak and that he enjoys eating at Buffalo Wild Wings and Mt. Fuji... listed his favorite teams as the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Steelers while in college... enjoys listening to hip hop music... in 2014 played with the Vermont Mountaineers in the New England Collegiate Baseball League... at Holy Cross HS, he was a First Team All-State selection in 2013, was chosen to compete in 2012 East Coast Showcase. Named as Region Player of the Year and Northern Kentucky Player of the Year.