Jaylen Hubbard has the type of skills to stand out in baseball.
At 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and 200 pounds, he is powerful yet lithe. He can run the 60-yard dash in 6.35 seconds — considered the top-end-speed in the pros, much less college — has a deft glove, good arm, and the courage required to stand less than 90 feet away from a batter who can launch a hard, tightly wound ball at more than 100 mph.
“I love third base,” says Hubbard, who has the versatility to play shortstop, second base, and the outfield.