Jordan Groshans

Jordan Groshans (born November 10, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked third on Major League Baseball's 2022 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list,[1] and 80th overall on the 2022 Top 100 MLB prospects list.[2]

Jordan Groshans
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Born: (1999-11-10) November 10, 1999
Magnolia, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

Groshans attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas.[3] In July 2017, the summer before his senior year, he played in the Under Armour All American Game at Wrigley Field.[4] As a senior, he batted .444 with 11 home runs and 36 runs batted in (RBIs).[5] Prior to the 2018 draft, he had committed to play college baseball at the University of Kansas.[6]

Professional career

Groshans was selected 12th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[6] He signed with the Blue Jays on June 12 and received a $3.4 million signing bonus.[7][8] Groshans was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays to begin his professional career before being promoted to the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Advanced-Rookie Appalachian League in August.[9] In 48 games between the two clubs, Groshans hit .296 with five home runs and 43 RBIs.[10]

Groshans began 2019 with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League.[11] He appeared in only 23 games, batting .337 with two home runs and 13 RBIs before being shut down for the remainder of the season with a foot injury.[12] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Northeast.[14] He missed playing time in May due to a sore back and was also placed on the injured list in early September, causing him to miss the end of the season.[15] Over 75 games for the season, Groshans slashed .291/.367/.450 with seven home runs and forty RBIs.[16] He opened the 2022 season on the injured list with an oblique strain.[17]

Personal life

Groshans' older brother, Jaxx, played college baseball at the University of Kansas, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox, and currently plays in their organization.[18]

References
  1. "MLB 2021 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  2. "MLB 2022 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. Zielinski III, Dan (March 6, 2018). "Jordan Groshans has a bright baseball future". the3rdmanin.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. Collazo, Carlos (July 30, 2017). "Jordyn Adams' Hit Wins Under Armour All-America Game". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. Lott, Thomas (June 4, 2018). "MLB Draft 2018: Texas high school teammates could be first-round picks". -sportingnews.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. "Blue Jays select infielder Jordan Groshans with 12th pick in MLB draft". Sportsnet. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. Griffin, Richard (June 12, 2018). "Blue Jays sign top draft pick Jordan Groshans". thestar.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. "Blue Jays sign first-rounder Jordan Groshans, 25 other picks". Sportsnet. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. "Report: Blue Jays first-rounder Jordan Groshans earns first promotion". sports.yahoo.com.
  10. TSN ca Staff (January 15, 2020). "Toronto Blue Jays prospect Jordan Groshans a full go after lost 2019 - TSN.ca". TSN.
  11. Ewen, Steve (April 2, 2019). "Steve Ewen: Blue Jays send 2018 first rounder to Lugnuts, bypassing stint with C's". nationalpost.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  12. "Blue Jays' Jordan Groshans: Shut down for season". cbssports.com. August 9, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  13. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  14. "Blue Jays' Jordan Groshans: Heading to Double-A". CBSSports.com.
  15. "Blue Jays' Jordan Groshans: Dealing with sore back". CBSSports.com.
  16. Bannon, Mitch. "4 Blue Jays Prospects On Baseball America's Latest Top 100 Prospects List". Sports Illustrated Toronto Blue Jays News, Analysis and More.
  17. "Here's where Blue Jays Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com.
  18. "Meet Jaxx Groshans, Boston Red Sox prospect with .449 OBP and more walks than strikeouts". masslive. June 23, 2021.
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