Forrest Wall

Forrest Alexander Wall (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Forrest Wall
Toronto Blue Jays
Outfielder
Born: (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995
Winter Park, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Career

Wall attended Orangewood Christian High School in Maitland, Florida. A four-year starter on the baseball team, he hit .461 with nine home runs, 70 runs batted in and 70 stolen bases in 79 career games.[1]

Colorado Rockies

Wall was drafted by the Colorado Rockies 35th overall in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies.[3][4] Wall spent 2014 with the Grand Junction Rockies where he posted a .318 batting average with three home runs and 24 RBIs, along with 18 stolen bases. In 2015, Wall played 99 games for the Asheville Tourists and four games for the Boise Hawks while on a rehab assignment. Wall ended 2015 with a .286 batting average along with seven home runs and 47 RBIs.

Prior to the 2016 season, MLB.com named him the 4th best second base prospect in baseball.[5] Wall spent 2016 with the Modesto Nuts, where he posted a .264 batting average with six home runs and 56 RBIs. He started 2017 with the Lancaster JetHawks where he batted .299 with three home runs, 16 RBIs, and a .832 OPS in 22 games[6] before a dislocated shoulder forced him to miss the remainder of the season.[7]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 26, 2018, the Rockies traded Wall, Chad Spanberger, and either a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Toronto Blue Jays for Seung-hwan Oh.[8] He elected free agency on November 2, 2020. On December 15, 2020, Wall re-signed with the Blue Jays on a minor league contract and was invited to Spring Training.[9]

References
  1. "Orangewood Christian baseball stars make big news". Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. "Rockies Conclude Day One of Draft by Selecting Forrest Wall and Ryan Castellani". Colorado Rockies. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  3. "Orangewood Christian slugger Forrest Wall officially signs with Colorado Rockies". Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. Orlando Sentinel (June 20, 2014). "Former Orangewood infielder receives $2 million bonus from Rockies". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. "2016 Prospect Watch: Top 10 second basemen". MLB.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. "Forrest Wall Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  7. "Rockies prospect Forrest Wall injured and out for season, per report". Purple Row. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. Chisholm, Gregor (July 26, 2018). "Blue Jays get 2 prospects from Rockies for Oh". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/blue-jays-sign-tyler-white-forrest-wall-to-minors-contracts.html
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