Blog

• Position: Outfield
• Class: Junior
• Height: 6-3
• Weight: 195
• Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla.
• High School: Lake Worth
• Major: Communication

  Off The Farm • Selected in the 15th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels • Named No. 17 prospect of the 2012 Cape Cod League by Perfect Game • Named one of the top 40 prospects of the 2012 Cape Cod League by Baseball America • Played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks during the summer of 2012 • Finished among the Cape Cod League’s top three in batting average (.272), runs (27), home runs (6) and collected 12 stolen bases in 2012 • Team leader in stolen bases, home runs and runs scored As a Freshman (2012) • Started eight games, seven as designated hitter • Hit .366 with eight runs and 11 RBI with a .561 slugging clip in 21 games • 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI at Santa Clara • First career start against Washington featured an RBI-single and walk • First home run came in second career start against Washington, a grand slam to give Stanford a 6-1 win • Pinch-hit RBI-double and one run in the ninth inning at Oregon State • Singled for first career hit in the ninth inning against St. Mary’s to start a five-run, game-tying rally The Jose File • Four-year varsity baseball letterman at Boca Raton (Fla.) • Named Florida’s top outfielder by Prospect Wire • Hit .370 with a .500 on-base pct. and .519 slugging pct. as a senior • 2011 first team all-state • Three-time first team all-conference • Hit .377 with 37 runs and 26 RBI with 12 steals as a junior • Totaled 10 home runs over final two prep seasons • National Honor Society • Spanish National Honor Society • Son of Felix Jose, and Robert and Nancy Pirozzi • Father, Felix, played 11 years in the professional ranks highlighted by a 1991 All-Star season with the St. Louis Cardinals • Two younger twin siblings: Jack and Sam Orignal Source »