Darian Howard is an 18-year-old high school senior that plays both corner infield positions and in the outfield for Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Next year, the 18-year-old will attend Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, where he’ll play baseball for one of the better junior college programs in the state.
In theory, Howard – who says he wants to leave a legacy at the MLB level – is just beginning his baseball journey. But he’s not your average high-schooler – he has crammed a lifetime of baseball memories into less than two decades of living.
When Darian was four, his father, Ryan, stepped in for future Hall of Famer Jim Thome and won the National League Rookie of the Year.