Justin Foscue

Justin Connor Foscue (born March 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Texas Rangers organization. He was selected 14th overall by the Rangers in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]

Justin Foscue
Texas Rangers
Second baseman
Born: (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999
Huntsville, Alabama
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Foscue attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama, where he played baseball.[3] In 2017, his senior year, he hit .318 with six home runs,[4] earning All-State honors.[5] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[6]

In 2018, Foscue's freshman season at Mississippi State, he appeared in 58 games, batting .241 with three home runs and twenty RBIs.[7] As a sophomore in 2019, he moved from third base to second base[8] and slashed .331/.395/.564 with 14 home runs, sixty RBIs, and 22 doubles over 67 starts.[9][10][11] He earned All-SEC First-Team honors.[12] That summer, he played for the United States collegiate national team.[13][14][15] In 2020, Foscue's junior year, he hit .302 with two home runs and 16 RBIs over 16 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Foscue was selected 14th overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[17] He signed with the Rangers on June 19 for a $3.25 million bonus.[18]

References
  1. "2020 Prospect Watch: 100 Draft". MLB Prospect Watch. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. McNelley, Justin. "Alabama comes up short in Southeastern Underclassmen Shootout". wsfa.com.
  4. Boyette, Daniel (May 24, 2017). "Mississippi State signee Justin Foscue headlines Huntsville All-City baseball team". al.
  5. Report, Times Staff. "14 county baseball players named All-State". Gadsden Times.
  6. Baseball, G. H. S. "Justin Foscue Signs with Mississippi State".
  7. Journal, Logan Lowery Daily. "Foscue confident he could compete as a freshman". Daily Journal.
  8. Horka, Tyler. "'A pure hitter': How Justin Foscue has stabilized Mississippi State's offense". The Clarion Ledger.
  9. "Mississippi State baseball position preview: Infield". The Commercial Dispatch.
  10. Horka, Tyler. "Mississippi State baseball has the pieces for 'nice depth' at infield positions". The Clarion Ledger.
  11. "Foscue Ready to Make Diamond Dawg Baseball History". GenesPage.com.
  12. Horka, Tyler. "Mississippi State, Ole Miss players receive All-SEC baseball honors". The Clarion Ledger.
  13. Villicana, Paloma. "Huntsville native makes it to USA college national baseball team". waff.com.
  14. "Former Alabama HS stars named to USA National team". al. July 2, 2019.
  15. "Forty-One USA Baseball Alumni Selected in the 2020 MLB Draft". USA Baseball. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  16. Coleman, Joel. "Season cut short: Foscue, Westburg may have seen last at-bats for MSU". Flex BLOX CMS.
  17. https://theathletic.com/1865709/2020/06/11/i-found-my-true-swing-how-justin-foscue-worked-himself-into-a-1st-round-pick/
  18. https://www.djournal.com/sports/college/foscue-first-msu-draftee-to-sign-pro-contract/article_ae39e4f1-755e-53ae-9c94-22964c0d86fb.html
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