Drafted in the fifth round of last year’s MLB Draft, Justus is currently in the Los Angeles Angels system and with the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League. MLB.com’s prospect line ranks Justus as the Angels 16th best prospect.
Justus started off the season struggling, hitting just .164 in April through 20 games. In those 20 games, Justus struck at 24 times in 73 at-bats while picking up just 12 hits. Since the calendar turned into May, Justus has turned it around. In the first 12 games of May, Justus has collected matched his April hits total of 12 in just 35 at-bats and enters Tuesday night with a slash in May of .