Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional
baseball
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first baseman
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and
third baseman
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in the
St. Louis Cardinals
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organization.
Amateur career
Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he
went viral
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after hitting a home run at
Globe Life Park in Arlington
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at age 11 and a home run at age 13. In eighth grade, he committed to play
college baseball
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at
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...
. He attended
DeSoto Central High School in
Southaven, Mississippi
Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a principal city in Memphis metropolitan area, Greater Memphis. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census reported a population of 54,648, making it the List of municipal ...
.
In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs. Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.
That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at
Progressive Field
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, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds. He also played in the
Under Armour All-America Baseball Game
The Under Armour High School All-America Baseball Game is a high school baseball all-star game held annually to spotlight the United States' top high school players who are juniors or seniors. The game is played in late July or August, at Wrigley ...
and the Perfect Game All-American Classic. 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
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; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.
Professional career
Boston Red Sox
Jordan was selected by the
Boston Red Sox
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in the third round (89th overall) of the
2020 Major League Baseball draft
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. He signed for $1.75 million. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi. Following that summer, he spent time at
Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league. Jordan began the 2021 season in
extended spring training
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before being assigned to the Rookie-level
Florida Complex League Red Sox
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in late June. In early August, after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games, he was promoted to the
Salem Red Sox
The Salem Red Sox are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB), based in Salem, Virginia, Salem, an independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia. The team competes at the Single-A level in the Car ...
of the
Low-A East
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. Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBI.
Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.
In early August, he was promoted to the
Greenville Drive
The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West E ...
of the
High-A
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South Atlantic League
The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia. A Class A league for most of its h ...
. Over 120 games between both teams, he
slashed
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.289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs, 68 RBI, and thirty doubles.
[ During the 2023 season, Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs
The Portland Sea Dogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Portland, Maine, playing in the Eastern League (1938–present), Eastern League. Established in 1994, the Sea Dogs are the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red ...
.[
In early October 2023, Jordan wrote on ]Twitter
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about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it." Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season, ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor league prospect by ''Baseball America
''Baseball America'' (BA) is a sports publication company that covers baseball at every level, including Major League Baseball (MLB), with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) college, high school, and inte ...
''. Over 89 games for Portland, he hit .261 with seven home runs and 61 RBIs. He missed time during the season due to a hand injury.
Jordan started the 2025 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs before his promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June.
St. Louis Cardinals
On July 31, 2025, Jordan was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...
in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz
Steven Jakob Matz (born May 29, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays. Matz was born and raised ...
. The Cardinals assigned him to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds
The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are located in Memphis, Tennessee, and are named for their Major League Baseball affiliate. The Redbird ...
.[https://www.milb.com/app-firstpitch/memphis/news/st-louis-assigns-desoto-central-star-acquired-in-deadline-trade-to-memphis]
References
External links
Profile
at SoxProspects
SoxProspects is a website dedicated to covering the minor-league system of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
History
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2002 births
Living people
Baseball third basemen
Baseball players from Mississippi
People from Southaven, Mississippi
Minor league baseball players
Florida Complex League Red Sox players
Salem Red Sox players
Greenville Drive players