NORFOLK, Va. – Former Old Dominion University baseball standout Kyle Battle has signed as a non-drafted free agent with the New York Yankees. The native of Glen Allen, Virginia capped off a five-year career with the Monarchs with an award-laden campaign in 2021.
Battle received All-American distinctions from four publications this spring and became just the third Monarch to receive All-American honors from four separate outlets. Battle was recognized by D1Baseball, ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America and the NCBWA.
The Conference USA leader in home runs, Battle ranked 16th nationally with 18 long balls. He hit 14 of his 18 homers against conference opponents, and he led off the ODU first inning with a long ball five times with the Monarchs winning all five of those games.