Barnegat High School pitcher Jason Groome, the likely first pick in the 2016 MLB draft, has been ruled ineligible.
The ruling comes from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, who say that Groome violated transfer rules. The rule states that a student athlete who transfers must sit for 30 days if they do not show “bona fide change of address.” Groome, who played his junior season in Florida for IMG Academy, transferred back to his hometown to compete with childhood friends for his senior season.
The ruling wipes out any stats that the senior lefty had accumulated this season as well as vacating any victories he had a part in.