Blaze Jordan #33

Graduated from DeSoto Central (Miss.) High School in 2020, the same high school which produced Braves All-Star third baseman Austin Riley...Helped his high school win the Class 6A Mississippi High School state baseball championship. Batted .440 with 10 HR and 46 RBI. Named a First Team All-State and a finalist for the Memphis Commercial Appeal Player of the Year...Ranked as the No. 90 prospect in the 2020 MLB Draft by Baseball America...Named as the 2019-2020 Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year...Won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field in Cleveland during MLB All-Star Week...Signed his National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Mississippi State University...Is an avid collector of baseball cards...Resides in Southaven, Miss.

2025

Combined to bat .270 while posting career-highs with 19 HR and 99 RBI between three affiliates and two levels...Began the season in Portland (AA) and played 44 games before a promotion to Worcester (AAA) for 44 games and finished with 41 games at Memphis (AAA) for a career-high 129 games...Was traded to the Cardinals on July 30 after 88 games with the Red Sox organization in exchange for LHP Steven Matz...Hit 7 HR over his final 41 games with Memphis, his highest per-game total over the three different teams...Smacked a pair of home runs vs. Rochester (9/5), his third career multi-home run game (8/9/22 vs. Hickory & 6/19/22 vs. Delmarva)...Posted three consecutive games with multiple RBI (9/5-7)...Scored in six straight games to finish September (9/16-21)...Cracked an extra base hit in six straight contests (5/31-6/7)...Crushed 17 of 19 home runs against right-handed pitchers. (431 AB). Batted .290 vs. left-handed pitchers (62 AB)...Played 32 games on defense with the Redbirds with 24 at first base and eight at third base and had 10 starts as the designated hitter.