| Blaze Jordan | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born:December 19, 2002 Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Blaze Jordan (born December 19,2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a 395-foot (120 m) home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a 500-foot (150 m) home run at age 13. [1] [2] In eighth grade,he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University. [3] He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven,Mississippi. [4] [5]
In 2019,he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs. [6] Following the season,he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020. [5] That summer,he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field,hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds. [7] [8] [9] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic. [10] In 2020,his senior year,he batted .422 with six doubles,five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic;he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year. [11]
Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [12] [13] He signed for $1.75 million. [14] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season,he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi. [15] Following that summer,he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league. [16] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June. [17] In early August,after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games,he was promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Low-A East. [18] [19] Over nine games with Salem,Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBI. [20]
Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season. [21] In early August,he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-A South Atlantic League. [22] Over 120 games between both teams,he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs,68 RBI,and thirty doubles. [23] During the 2023 season,Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville, [23] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs. [24]
In early October 2023,Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it." [24] Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season,ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor league prospect by Baseball America . [25] Over 89 games for Portland,he hit .261 with seven home runs and 61 RBI. He missed time during the season due to a hand injury. [26]
Jordan started the 2025 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs before his promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June. [27] [28]
On July 31,2025,Jordan was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz. [29] [30] The Cardinals assigned him to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. [31]