Jordan Westburg

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Jordan Westburg
Baltimore Orioles
Shortstop
Born: (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999 (age 22)
New Braunfels, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jordan Cole Westburg (born February 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Amateur career[]

Westburg attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.[1][2] He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University after his junior year.[3] As a senior in 2017, he batted .457 with four home runs and 22 RBIs, earning All-State honors.[4][5] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Mississippi State.

In 2018, Westburg's freshman year at Mississippi State, he appeared in 42 games (making 31 starts) in which he batted .248 with two home runs and thirty RBIs.[6][7] He missed over two weeks due to a hamstring injury.[8] As a sophomore in 2019, Westburg started 66 games, hitting .300 with six home runs and 61 RBIs.[9] He earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week in March, batting .476 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over five games.[10] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks alongside being named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[11][12][13][14] In 2020, his junior season, he batted .317 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over 16 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]

Professional career[]

Westburg was selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 30th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[17] Westburg signed with the Orioles on June 28, 2020 for a $2.3 million bonus.[18] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[19]

Westburg made his professional debut in 2021 with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Low-A East.[20] On June 1, he was promoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the High-A East.[21] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Bowie Baysox of the Double-A Northeast.[22] Over 112 games between the three clubs, Westburg slashed .285/.389/.479 with 15 home runs, 79 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, and 27 doubles.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ Olson, Eric (June 20, 2018). "New Braunfels' Westburg goes bananas in Bulldogs' victory". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Herald-Zeitung, Tucker Stephenson The. "DIAMOND KINGS: Unicorns' Westburg, Salazar to continue baseball careers in college". Herald-Zeitung Online.
  3. ^ "2017 Texas HS Infielder Commits to MSU". PackPride.com.
  4. ^ Zuvanich, Adam (June 16, 2017). "H.S. baseball: Reagan's Bormet leads All-Area team". ExpressNews.com.
  5. ^ "TXSWA | 2017 All-State Baseball Teams". txswa.org.
  6. ^ Horka, Tyler. "What Mississippi State's infield will look like during opening weekend". The Clarion Ledger.
  7. ^ Sabo, Josh (May 31, 2020). "2020 MLB Draft Profile: Jordan Westburg, SS, Mississippi State".
  8. ^ Cleveland, Tyler. "From bananas to hero: Jordan Westburg rising to the moment for Mississippi State". The Clarion Ledger.
  9. ^ Horka, Tyler. "Mississippi State baseball has the pieces for 'nice depth' at infield positions". The Clarion Ledger.
  10. ^ sports@starkvilledailynews.com, Joel Coleman. "Westburg gives Bulldogs back-to-back SEC Player of the Week honors in baseball". Flex BLOX CMS.
  11. ^ "Cape Cod Prospect Rundown: Hyannis Harbor Hawks • D1Baseball". August 13, 2019.
  12. ^ news@barnstablepatriot.com, Mike Richard. "Hyannis' Jordan Westburg named CCBL Player of the Week". Barnstable Patriot.
  13. ^ "#31 Jordan Westburg". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Tanner Allen, Justin Foscue and Jordan Westburg named to 2019 Collegiate National Team". USA Baseball.
  15. ^ Coleman, Joel. "Season cut short: Foscue, Westburg may have seen last at-bats for MSU". Flex BLOX CMS.
  16. ^ "How the MLB Draft concerns Mississippi State". 247sports.com.
  17. ^ Ruiz, Nathan. "Orioles bolster middle-infield stock with selection of Mississippi State shortstop Jordan Westburg with 30th overall pick in MLB draft". baltimoresun.com.
  18. ^ Coleman, Joel. "Jordan Westburg signs with Baltimore Orioles". Sports Illustrated Mississippi State Football, Basketball, Recruiting, and More.
  19. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled". MiLB.com.
  20. ^ Pollitt, Richard. "Baltimore Orioles' top prospects highlight Delmarva Shorebirds' 2021 roster". The Daily Times.
  21. ^ Ruiz, Nathan. "After promotion to Aberdeen, Orioles prospect Jordan Westburg excited for future, more competitions with Gunnar Henderson". baltimoresun.com.
  22. ^ Dubroff, Rich (August 16, 2021). "Orioles move Cowser to Delmarva, Westburg to Bowie, Sedlock to Norfolk; Mateo starting at 2nd".
  23. ^ Meoli, Jon. "Orioles minor league report: Jordan Westburg leads Bowie to playoffs, Coby Mayo rising fast". baltimoresun.com.

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