Tyler Soderstrom
| Tyler Soderstrom | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 24, 2001 | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Tyler Soderstrom (born November 24, 2001) is an American baseball catcher.
Career
Soderstrom attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California, where he played baseball.[1] In 2019, his junior year, he hit .450 with four home runs.[2] That summer, he played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.[3] He also played for the 18U USA Baseball National Team, hitting .364.[4] As a senior in 2020, he was named the Gatorade Califorina Baseball Player of the Year after batting .357 over five games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He signed to play college baseball at UCLA.[6]
Soderstrom is considered one of the top prospects for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8]
Personal
Soderstrom's father, Steve Soderstrom, was selected sixth overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft,[9]
References
- ^ http://baseballprospectjournal.com/tyler-soderstrom-focused-on-improvement/
- ^ https://www.turlockjournal.com/sports/high-school-sports/2019-all-journal-baseball-team/
- ^ https://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article232408292.html
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/10-things-to-know-about-tyler-soderstrom
- ^ https://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article242897086.html
- ^ https://www.turlockjournal.com/sports/high-school-sports/nine-area-students-sign-colleges/
- ^ https://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article242842656.html
- ^ https://theathletic.com/1841317/2020/05/29/norcals-top-high-school-mlb-draft-prospects-led-by-catcher-tyler-soderstrom/
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-mlb-draft-legacies-and-notable-names