Jordan Lawlar
Lawlar with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 10
Shortstop
Born: (2002-07-17) July 17, 2002 (age 21)
Carrollton, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2023, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.129
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Jordan Jeffrey-Joseph Lawlar (born July 17, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Lawlar began playing baseball around age five.[1] He attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas.[2][3] He began playing varsity as a sophomore in 2019.[4] As a sophomore, he batted .409 with five home runs, and in 2020, his junior season, he hit .485 with one home run and 13 RBIs over 12 games before the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] That summer, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic, and was named the Jackie Robinson Perfect Game Player of the Year.[6][7] As a senior in 2021, he hit .412 with six home runs, 37 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases.[8] He was subsequently named the Texas Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[9] He committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt University.[10]

Professional career

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Lawlar in the first round, with the sixth overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[11] He signed for a bonus of $6.7 million.[12] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks.[13] After two games, it was announced that he had injured his left shoulder and would be undergoing season-ending surgery.[14]

Lawlar was assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the Low-A California League to begin the 2022 season.[15] In late May, he was placed on the injured list with a back injury.[16] He returned in mid-June.[17] After batting .351 with nine home runs, 32 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 44 games, he was promoted to the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A Northwest League in late July.[18] He was selected to represent the Diamondbacks alongside Corbin Carroll at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game.[19] Lawlar played in thirty games for Hillsboro in which he hit .288 with three home runs, 17 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases before he was promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League.[20] Over twenty games with Amarillo to finish the season, he batted .212 with four home runs and 11 RBIs.[21] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[22] While with the Rafters, Lawlar suffered a fractured left scapula after being hit by a wayward pitch from Baltimore Orioles prospect Nick Richmond, and was ruled out for six–to–eight weeks.[23]

Lawlar returned to Amarillo to open the 2023 season.[24] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[25] On September 6, Lawlar was promoted to the Diamondbacks.[26]

References

  1. ^ Rios '22, Jorge (February 20, 2020). "Beyond Baseball: Vanderbilt Commit Jordan Lawlar Discusses Baseball, Future, and More // The Roundup". The Roundup.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Jesuit's Jordan Lawlar appears destined to be a top 5 MLB draft pick. Could he end up with his hometown Texas Rangers?". The Dallas Morning News. May 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jordan Lawlar has an advanced skill set". Baseball Prospect Journal. September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "The alchemy of Jordan Lawlar: Here's what makes up the probable top-3 MLB draft pick". The Athletic. April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Dallas area baseball preview: Preseason all-area awards, storylines to know, players and teams to watch". Dallas News. February 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pride of Texas, PGAA Lawlar shines". Perfect Game.
  7. ^ "'21 Draft prospects shine at PG All-American". MLB.com.
  8. ^ "The Detroit News".
  9. ^ "Jesuit shortstop Jordan Lawlar named Texas Gatorade Player of the Year". June 29, 2021.
  10. ^ Arias, Greg. "Corbin, Vandy Boys 2021 Recruiting Class No.1 and Loaded". Sports Illustrated Vanderbilt Commodores News, Analysis and More.
  11. ^ "Arizona picks Jesuit's Jordan Lawlar 6th in MLB draft; will elite prospect sign or head to college?". July 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Diamondbacks Sign First-Rounder Jordan Lawlar".
  13. ^ "Diamondbacks first round pick Jordan Lawlar begins his journey through professional baseball". August 2021.
  14. ^ "Diamondbacks' top pick Jordan Lawlar out for year with shoulder injury".
  15. ^ "Visalia Rawhide Announce 2022 Opening Night Roster". April 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Diamondbacks prospect Jordan Lawlar in Phoenix to have back injury evaluated".
  17. ^ "Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Set to return".
  18. ^ "First-Round Draft Selection Jordan Lawlar Joins Hops".
  19. ^ "Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Added to Futures game".
  20. ^ "Diamondbacks Farm Report: August 24, 2022". MSN.
  21. ^ "Jordan Lawlar Stats, Fantasy & News".
  22. ^ "The Arizona Fall League rosters are here -- and they're loaded". MLB.com.
  23. ^ "Jordan Lawlar has a Fractured Left Scapula, Out 6-8 Weeks". si.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  24. ^ "Where the D-backs' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com.
  25. ^ "Arizona Diamondbacks promote Sod Poodles' Jordan Lawlar to Triple-A Reno". Amarillo Globe-News.
  26. ^ "Diamondbacks shortstop Jordan Lawlar makes MLB debut against Cubs". ESPN.com. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

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