MLB Draft League

Yeah.

Crazy that that happened, but also all those guys, which we know, and people that have seen the MLB Draft League, is the first half is guys that are eligible to be drafted-

Right

... and can go back to school.

Um, and it's big-time power.

Like, he played in the, in the MLB Draft League over the summer and hit, at the time, unless the record is broken, I assume the record is still being held, but he hit the longest home run in the history of the MLB Draft League, and that's a wood bat league, and it was like a 461-foot home run.

Good God.

So it is, it is real juice from an offensive standpoint.

Fell off to 433 as a senior.

Then he won the MLB Draft League batting title with a 391 mark.

Hit 412 in a summer league, was hitting 353 in the PCL.

When he got called up, he wins the minor league batting title.

The 6'2", 240-pound infielder puts you to mind of a left-hitting Vladdy Guerrero Jr., in the way he demolishes baseballs with a massive swing.

The Ontario Blue Jays product has turned heads everywhere he's gone, including hitting a home run during the junior national team's swing through the MLB Draft League this past spring and the road to Okotoks.

We talked about it all, including his collection of sports memorabilia in this wide-ranging conversation.

Jalen, welcome to the show.

We're here at Trenton Thunder Ballpark, the home of the Trenton Thunder.

We're in the MLB Draft League.

Usually we host Trenton Thunder games, but today we're hosting Riverfest.

It's a beautiful day on the Delaware River today.