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Toronto Blue Jays select pitcher Trent Palmer in the third round

TORONTO, ONTARIO - JULY 05: Baseballs lay in the turf before the Toronto Blue Jays play the Baltimore Orioles in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 5, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

The Toronto Blue Jays select pitcher Trent Palmer in the third round of the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft.

Background

Who: Trent Palmer

Born: April 02, 1999 in Rochester, Minnesota (21 years old)

Height: 6’1″ Weight: 230 lbs

Drafted out of: Jacksonville University

MLB Pipeline Grades:

Rank: 114th overall

Fastball: 55 Curveball: 45

Slider: 50 Changeup: 55

Control: 45

Overall: 45

Basic Information

Trent Palmer began his baseball career with Anoka High School in Anoka, Minnesota, where he led his team with a 94-7 record over his seven years at the school before attending Jacksonville University.