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2019 MLB Draft: Dodgers select Brandon Lewis from UC Irvine in fourth round

True Blue LA | June 4, 2019

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With pick No. 131 in the 2019 MLB Draft, the Dodgers selected third-baseman Brandon Lewis from UC Irvine.

In 2019, the 6-foot-3, 215 pound junior hit .315 with a slugging percentage of .598. He hit 14 homers and drove in 54 runs.

Per MLB Draft Pipeline:

For Lewis to be noticed as a prospect, he had to become a much smaller version of himself. While in high school, the infielder came in at around 285 pounds and realized he wasn’t in shape for Division I baseball despite an offer from Cal State Northridge.

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