Blaze Jordan
American baseball player (born 2002)
Baseball player
Blaze Jordan
St. Louis Cardinals
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 23)
Southaven, Mississippi, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference 

Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Amateur career

Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a 395-foot (120 m) home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a 500-foot (150 m) home run at age 13.[1][2] In eighth grade, he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[3] He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.[4][5]

In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[6] Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[5] That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[7][8][9] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[10] In 2020, his senior year, he batted .422 with six doubles, five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.[11]

Professional career

Boston Red Sox

Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13] He signed for $1.75 million.[14] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi.[15] Following that summer, he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league.[16] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June.[17] In early August, after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games, he was promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Low-A East.[18][19] Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBI.[20]

Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.[21] In early August, he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-A South Atlantic League.[22] Over 120 games between both teams, he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs, 68 RBI, and thirty doubles.[23] During the 2023 season, Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,[23] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[24]

In early October 2023, Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it."[24] Jordan returned to Portland to begin the 2024 season, ranked as the Red Sox' number 21 minor league prospect by Baseball America.[25] Over 89 games for Portland, he hit .261 with seven home runs and 61 RBI. He missed time during the season due to a hand injury.[26]

Jordan started the 2025 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs before his promotion to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in June.[27][28] He hit .320 with six home runs over 44 games with Portland and .298 with six home runs over another 44 games with Worcester.[29]

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 31, 2025, Jordan was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz.[30][31] The Cardinals assigned him to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.[32] Over 41 games with the Redbirds, Jordan batted .198 with seven home runs and 37 RBI.[29]

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Teddy (June 12, 2020). "Blaze Jordan Brings Power, Notoriety To Boston Red Sox Draft Class". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. ^ "From YouTube to Red Sox: Blaze Jordan bringing power stroke to Boston | RSN". Nbcsports.com. June 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "MLB Draft: Will Blaze Jordan go pro or attend Mississippi State?". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Walton, Carroll Rogers (August 2019). "Blaze Jordan Wants To Prove He's More Than A YouTube Sensation". www.baseballamerica.com.
  5. ^ a b Calvaruso, Tyler (June 17, 2019). "Blaze Jordan on reclassifying: 'I have to start working even harder'". Usatodayhss.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 MLB Draft Analysis: High School INF Blaze Jordan". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "MLB Draft: Who is Blaze Jordan? A Mississippi State signee with power". Clarionledger.com. April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jordan, Vukovich lead HS Home Run Derby". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "DeSoto Central's Blaze Jordan wins high school home run derby". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Law: Scouting future stars at 2019 Under Armour All-America Game". ESPN.com. July 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jordan named Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year | Sports | desototimes.com". DeSoto Times-Tribune. M.desototimes.com. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Boston Red Sox pick Blaze Jordan in MLB Draft". Clarionledger.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Red Sox draft Blaze Jordan in third round". Providencejournal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  14. ^ "Red Sox sign third-round Draft pick Blaze Jordan". Mlb.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "After a summer in Mississippi, Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan is finally back in the swing of things - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  16. ^ Rob Bradford (December 14, 2019). "Red Sox' Blaze Jordan standing out in Instructional League". Radio.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  17. ^ Dykstra, Sam (June 28, 2021). "Complex Leagues primer: Dominguez debuts". MLB.com.
  18. ^ Leger, Justin (August 3, 2021). "Sox prospect Blaze Jordan promoted after scorching start". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Red Sox teen sensation Blaze Jordan is already beginning to rise in the system - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  20. ^ "Blaze Jordan Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Callis, Jim (April 6, 2022). "Here's where Red Sox Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  22. ^ Cotillo, Chris (August 8, 2022). "Boston Red Sox promote top prospect Marcelo Mayer to High-A Greenville; slugger Blaze Jordan also called up". masslive.com.
  23. ^ a b "Blaze Jordan Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Ryan, Conor (October 3, 2023). "Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan details battle with anxiety, depression during his baseball career". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  25. ^ Speier, Alex (April 1, 2024). "A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  26. ^ https://beyondthemonster.substack.com/p/blaze-jordan-talks-hand-injury-and
  27. ^ "Power prodigy starts strong at Triple-A". MLB.com.
  28. ^ "Blaze Jordan graduates to Triple a after parts of three tumultuous seasons in Portland". 4 June 2025.
  29. ^ a b Smith, Christopher (October 18, 2025). "How ex-Red Sox traded prospects Blaze Jordan, James Tibbs III did with new teams". masslive. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  30. ^ "Red Sox add veteran lefty Matz in trade with Cardinals". MLB.com.
  31. ^ "Red Sox agree to trade with Cardinals for Steven Matz". ESPN.com. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  32. ^ Coil, Alex. "St. Louis assigns DeSoto Central star acquired in deadline trade to Memphis". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
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