Bryson Stott

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Bryson Stott
Philadelphia Phillies
Shortstop
Born: (1997-10-06) October 6, 1997 (age 24)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Bryson Jeremy Stott (born October 6, 1997), is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played college baseball at UNLV.

Amateur career[]

Stott attended Desert Oasis High School in Enterprise, Nevada. He committed to University of Las Vegas (UNLV) to play college baseball.[1] Both of Stott's parents attended UNLV[2] and Stott's father played quarterback for the school's football team.[3]

As a freshman at UNLV, Stott started all 54 games at shortstop, hitting .294/.359/.379 with one home run and 29 runs batted in (RBIs). As a sophomore in 2018, he started all 59 games, hitting .365/.442/.556 with four home runs, 32 RBI and an NCAA leading 30 doubles.[4][5] After the season, he played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League[6] and the United States collegiate national team.[7][8] In 2019, his junior year, he batted .356 with ten home runs and 36 RBIs over 58 games.[9]

Professional career[]

Stott was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11] He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 14th overall pick.[12][13][14] Stott signed with the Phillies on June 27, 2019 after agreeing to a $3.9 million signing bonus.[15]

Stott made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Phillies before earning a promotion to the Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.[16] Over 48 games between the two teams, he slashed .295/.391/.494 with six home runs and 27 RBIs.[17] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the High-A East.[18] In June 2021, Stott was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[19] He earned promotions to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Northeast and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Triple-A East during the season.[20] Over 112 games between the three teams, Stott slashed .299/.390/.486 with 16 home runs and 49 RBIs.[21] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas following the season's end.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Anderson, Mark (May 10, 2018). "After change of heart, Bryson Stott follows parents to UNLV". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Zielinski III, Dan (April 5, 2019). "Bryson Stott develops into top college shortstop". baseballprospectjournal.com. Baseball Prospect Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Derek Stott College Stats". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Lemaire, Mike (February 6, 2019). "Inside Bryson Stott's Transformation Into A Star At UNLV". baseballamerica.com. Baseball America. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Grimala, Mike (February 14, 2019). "UNLV shortstop prepares to take another step toward his big-league dream". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bryson Stott - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Anderson, Mark (July 2, 2018). "UNLV's Bryson Stott makes USA Collegiate National Team". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "USA Baseball Selects Bryson Stott For Summer Tour". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "UNLV shortstop Bryson Stott, shown last month, batted .356 this season with a .486 on-base perc …".
  10. ^ "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 Top MLB Draft Prospects". baseballamerica.com. Baseball America.
  12. ^ Gordon, Sam (June 3, 2019). "UNLV's Bryson Stott goes to Phillies with No. 14 overall pick". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Breen, Matt (June 3, 2019). "Phillies take UNLV shortstop Bryson Stott with 14th pick in 2019 MLB Draft". www.philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "Bryson Stott Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Lauber, Scott (June 27, 2019). "Phillies sign first-round draft pick Bryson Stott". Inquirer.com.
  16. ^ "Phillies' Top Pick Bryson Stott Joins Williamsport Crosscutters". 21 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Mick Abel among Phillies' minor-leaguers about to make their professional debuts | Bob Brookover".
  18. ^ "Where the Phillies' top prospects are going as minor-league season opens".
  19. ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-futures-game-rosters[bare URL]
  20. ^ https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-spt-phillies-prospects-promoted-ironpigs-20210922-fn2z6jbxyjglzjduks2kfhpp4a-story.html
  21. ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/bryson-stott-phillies-2021-minor-league-player-of-the-year/
  22. ^ https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-spt-phllies-prospects-arizona-fall-league-20211103-bswh5wic7rc4lpjicw54m5rhq4-story.html

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