Blake Mitchell #76

Mitchell resides in Sinton, Texas...Recorded five RBI and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2022 Under Armour All-American Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City...Was a member of the USA Baseball 18U National Team that won gold at the 2022 Baseball World Cup and earned the win on the mound vs. Taiwan...Graduated from Sinton High School (Texas) in 2023, where he was named Gatorade Texas Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons...He hit .474 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 41 RBI during his senior season—reaching base in 70% of his plate appearances—while stealing 35 bases and drawing 51 walks to eight strikeouts.

2024

Was crowned the George Brett Hitter of the Year, given to the Royals' top offensive Minor League player, and a Single-A Carolina League All-Star, after playing in 111 games during his first full pro season, including 106 games with Low-A Columbia, where he slashed .238/.376/.439 (90-for-378, .815 OPS) with 64 runs scored, 16 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 50 RBI, 79 walks and 25 stolen bases...He was the only Minor Leaguer in 2024 to play in his age-19 season and connect for 18 or more home runs while also stealing at least 25 bases...He started 62 games for the Fireflies at catcher, logging a .973 fielding percentage across 530.0 innings behind home plate, while also serving as the designated hitter 44 times...Posted a .275/.444/.507 (19-for-69, .951 OPS) slash line in April en route to Columbia Player of the Month honors, collecting five doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, 20 walks and seven stolen bases...Launched two home runs on May 30 at Kannapolis, finishing 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI and one walk, earning his first career multi-homer game...Earned a promotion to High-A Quad Cities at the start of September, where he collected two hits and one RBI.