Liam Spence | |
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Free agent | |
Infielder | |
Born: Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 9 April 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Liam John Spence (born 9 April 1998) is an Australian professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.
Spence graduated from St. Joseph's College in Geelong,Victoria. [1] He then attended Central Arizona College,where he played college baseball for two years,before he transferred to the University of Tennessee to play for the Tennessee Volunteers. [2] In 2021,he was a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. [3]
The Chicago Cubs selected Spence in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB draft. [4] He played for the South Bend Cubs after he signed in 2021 and for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans during the 2022 season. [5] Spence is a member of the Australia national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. On March 29,2024,Spence was released by the Cubs. [6]
Liam's two older brothers,Josh and Nic,played baseball for Central Arizona. Josh also played for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. [7]
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