Jordan Montgomery is another New York Yankees player that has kept much of his private life private. The 27-year-old was born in Sumter South Carolina. Monty is tall, 6’6′, and weighs 225 pounds. He played baseball as a boy. When in Sumter High School he played baseball and in his senior year was named the state’s player of the year.
After high school, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina. He played for the South Carolina Gamecocks where he again received awards, this time Freshman of the week and Freshman All-American. He played well enough in college to warrant the attention of major league baseball scouts.