Blaze Jordan

Blaze Jordan
Boston Red Sox
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002
Southaven, Mississippi, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization.

Amateur career

Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a 395-foot (120 m) home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a 500-foot (150 m) home run at age 13.[1][2] In eighth grade, he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[3] He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.[4][5]

In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[6] Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[5] That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[7][8][9] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[10] In 2020, his senior year, he batted .422 with six doubles, five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.[11]

Professional career

Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13] He signed for $1.75 million.[14] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi.[15] Following that summer, he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league.[16] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June.[17] In early August, after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games, he was promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Low-A East.[18][19] Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBI.[20]

Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.[21] In early August, he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-A South Atlantic League.[22] Over 120 games between both teams, he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs, 68 RBI, and thirty doubles.[23] During the 2023 season, Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,[23] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[24]

In early October 2023, Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it."[24] Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season, ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor league prospect by Baseball America.[25]

Joran started the 2025 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs before his promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June.[26][27]

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Teddy (June 12, 2020). "Blaze Jordan Brings Power, Notoriety To Boston Red Sox Draft Class". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. ^ "From YouTube to Red Sox: Blaze Jordan bringing power stroke to Boston | RSN". Nbcsports.com. June 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "MLB Draft: Will Blaze Jordan go pro or attend Mississippi State?". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Walton, Carroll Rogers (August 2019). "Blaze Jordan Wants To Prove He's More Than A YouTube Sensation". www.baseballamerica.com.
  5. ^ a b Calvaruso, Tyler (June 17, 2019). "Blaze Jordan on reclassifying: 'I have to start working even harder'". Usatodayhss.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 MLB Draft Analysis: High School INF Blaze Jordan". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "MLB Draft: Who is Blaze Jordan? A Mississippi State signee with power". Clarionledger.com. April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jordan, Vukovich lead HS Home Run Derby". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "DeSoto Central's Blaze Jordan wins high school home run derby". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Law: Scouting future stars at 2019 Under Armour All-America Game". ESPN.com. July 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jordan named Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year | Sports | desototimes.com". DeSoto Times-Tribune. M.desototimes.com. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Boston Red Sox pick Blaze Jordan in MLB Draft". Clarionledger.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Red Sox draft Blaze Jordan in third round". Providencejournal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Red Sox sign third-round Draft pick Blaze Jordan". Mlb.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "After a summer in Mississippi, Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan is finally back in the swing of things - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  16. ^ Rob Bradford (December 14, 2019). "Red Sox' Blaze Jordan standing out in Instructional League". Radio.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  17. ^ Dykstra, Sam (June 28, 2021). "Complex Leagues primer: Dominguez debuts". MLB.com.
  18. ^ Leger, Justin (August 3, 2021). "Sox prospect Blaze Jordan promoted after scorching start". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Red Sox teen sensation Blaze Jordan is already beginning to rise in the system - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  20. ^ "Blaze Jordan Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Callis, Jim (April 6, 2022). "Here's where Red Sox Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  22. ^ Cotillo, Chris (August 8, 2022). "Boston Red Sox promote top prospect Marcelo Mayer to High-A Greenville; slugger Blaze Jordan also called up". masslive.com.
  23. ^ a b "Blaze Jordan Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Ryan, Conor (October 3, 2023). "Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan details battle with anxiety, depression during his baseball career". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  25. ^ Speier, Alex (April 1, 2024). "A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  26. ^ "Power prodigy starts strong at Triple-A". MLB.com.
  27. ^ "Blaze Jordan graduates to Triple a after parts of three tumultuous seasons in Portland". 4 June 2025.
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