Anthony Seigler

Anthony Seigler
New York Yankees
Catcher
Born: (1999-06-20) June 20, 1999
Bats: Switch Throws: Switch

Anthony Seigler (born June 20, 1999) is a baseball catcher in the New York Yankees organization.

Career

Seigler attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia.[1][2][3] As a senior, he posted a 1.09 ERA in 25.2 innings along with batting .421 with 14 home runs.[1] He committed and signed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[4]

Seigler was drafted 23rd overall by the New York Yankees in the 2018 MLB Draft[5] and signed with the team on June 9 for the slot-valued bonus of 2,815,900 dollars.[6] He made his professional debut with the GCL Yankees,[7] and after 12 games was promoted to the Pulaski Yankees.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Braziller, Zach (June 3, 2018). "Amazing MLB prospect literally can do everything on the field". New York Post.
  2. ↑ Halley, Jim (May 21, 2018). "ALL-USA Watch: Anthony Seigler leads Cartersville to state title series". USA TODAY High School Sports.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Nicholas (June 2, 2018). "Seigler heads to MLB studios for draft; Warner awaits possible 'win-win'". The Daily Tribune News.
  4. ↑ Knobler, Danny. "Meet Anthony Seigler, the Switch-Hitting, Switch-Pitching MLB Draft Gem". Bleacher Report.
  5. ↑ "Yankees' Anthony Seigler: In pinstripes with 23rd pick". CBS Sports.
  6. ↑ Kuty, Brendan. "How much money did Yankees' 1st-round pick Anthony Seigler get?". NJ.com.
  7. ↑ http://daily-tribune.com/stories/seigler-makes-pro-debut-with-gcl-yankees,19164
  8. ↑ http://www.daily-tribune.com/stories/seigler-earns-promotion-to-advanced-rookie-league,19538
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