Ed Howard (baseball)

Edward Howard IV (born January 29, 2002) is an American shortstop in Chicago Cubs organization. Howard was selected 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]

Ed Howard
Chicago Cubs
Shortstop
Born: (2002-01-29) January 29, 2002
Lynwood, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur career

Howard lives in Lynwood, Illinois and was a member of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team that made it to the 2014 Little League World Series final and earned a save closing out the US Bracket final.[3][4] He attends Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he is a shortstop on the baseball team and played basketball before giving up the sport to focus on baseball.[5][6] He was named first team All-Chicago Catholic League (CCL) as a sophomore after batting .380.[7] As a junior, he batted .419 with three home runs, 12 doubles and 29 RBIs and was named first team All-CCL, first team All-Chicago Southland and first team Class 4A All-State.[8][9] Howard played in the Under Armour All-American Game, the Perfect Game All-America Game and the inaugural MLB High School All-Star Game after his junior season.[10][11] Howard entered his senior year as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft.[12][13][14][15] Howard committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma as a high school sophomore and signed with the team early in his senior year.[7][16][17]

Professional career

Howard was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 16th overall selection in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[18] Howard signed with the Cubs for a $3.7455MM bonus.[19]

References
  1. "2020 Prospect Watch: 100 Draft". MLB Prospect Watch. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. Fegan, James (March 19, 2020). "Six years after Jackie Robinson West, Ed Howard is a surefire MLB prospect". The Athletic. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. Bellone, Jeffrey (April 16, 2020). "2020 Draft: Why Dodgers might select Ed Howard in first round". DodgersWay.com. FanSided. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. Speigel, Matt (March 30, 2020). "Ed Howard Has Sights Set On Major Leagues". 670TheScore.radio.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. Lane, Amanda (January 31, 2020). "Mariners 2020 Draft Preview: SS Ed Howard". LookoutLanding.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. "BASEBALL ANNOUNCES STELLAR EARLY SIGNING CLASS". SoonerSports.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. "Introducing the 2019 Daily Southtown Baseball All-Area Team". Chicago Tribune. June 20, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  9. Askeland, Kevin (January 22, 2020). "Best high school baseball player in each state". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  10. Reneau, Kegan (July 22, 2019). "OU baseball: Oklahoma 2020 commit Ed Howard playing in Under Armor All-American game". Sooners Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  11. Friedl, Ben (July 23, 2019). "Ben Hernandez and Ed Howard rep' Chicago at top high school showcase". Medill News Service - Chicago. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  12. Cole, Howard (April 15, 2020). "Baseball America Predicts Ed Howard to be Dodgers First Selection in 2020 Mock Draft". SI.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  13. "Baseball mock drafts pair Dillon Dingler, Ed Howard with Twins". Star Tribune. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  14. "Under Armour All-America Game is a homecoming for Ed Howard". Baseball America. July 22, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  15. Gonzalez, Mark (March 25, 2020). "2 Chicagoland prep stars ranked highly in Baseball America's top draft prospects". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  16. Kennedy, Collin (February 14, 2020). "Sooner signee Ed Howard projected MLB Draft top-10 pick". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  17. "Disabato: Mount Carmel shortstop Ed Howard, 'the best high school player in the country,' still on track to be first-round pick in MLB draft". Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  18. Gonzales, Mark (June 10, 2020). "Ed Howard is ready for the brightest spotlight as the Chicago Cubs' 1st-round pick in the MLB draft: 'I'm excited to be a hometown guy'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  19. Hawley, Larry (June 22, 2020). "Cubs sign first round draft pick Ed Howard". WGNTV.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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