C. J. Abrams

Paul Christopher Abrams (born October 3, 2000) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the San Diego Padres organization.

C. J. Abrams
San Diego Padres
Shortstop
Born: (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000
Alpharetta, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Career

Abrams attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. In 2018, he played for Team USA in the U-18 Pan-American Championships.[1] As a senior in 2019, he was the Georgia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .431 with three home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBI).[2] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Alabama.[3]

Abrams was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5][6] He was selected by the San Diego Padres with the sixth overall pick.[7] He signed with the Padres on June 8 for $5.2 million,[8] and was assigned to the Arizona League Padres,[9] where he hit safely in his first twenty games. In August, he was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps.[10] He was placed on the injured list four days following the promotion due to a shoulder injury.[11] Over 34 games between the two clubs, Abrams batted .393/.436/.647 with three home runs, 22 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.

References
  1. "10 things to know about CJ Abrams". MLB.com.
  2. Holcomb, Todd. "Blessed Trinity shortstop named Gatorade Georgia baseball player of year". ajc.
  3. https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=446124
  4. "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  5. Gregor, Scot (25 May 2019). "Do Chicago White Sox take college slugger or prep phenom?". Daily Herald.
  6. Fernandez, Andre. "A born hitter: Georgia high school star C.J. Abrams will be..." The Athletic.
  7. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-06-03/padres-draft-prep-shortstop-c-j-abrams-sixth-overall
  8. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/06/08/padres-agree-to-terms-with-cj-abrams/
  9. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-62419/
  10. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/padres-cj-abrams-moves-up-to-midwest-league/
  11. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/san-diego-padres-prospect-cj-abrams-placed-on-injured-list/c-309872640
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