Top Prospect Drake Baldwin Fcl Braves Game Worn Used 1st Pro Game Nike Cleats
Drake Baldwin 2022 FCL Braves Game Worn & Signed "1st Pro Game & Hit" Nike Trout 7 Baseball Cleats - Also Worn with Augusta GreenJackets! Drake Baldwin is a top catching prospect for the Atlanta Braves. Baldwin was drafted in the 3rd Round (86th Pick) of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. Baldwin played college baseball for Missouri State. He's the highest Bear to be selected since Jeremy Eierman was taken by the Oakland Athletics in the second round with the 70th overall pick in 2018.
Baldwin showed flashes during a pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign that lasted 17 games. He followed in his sophomore year by earning second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors while batting. 291 and having a perfect fielding percentage in league play.
The 6-foot-1, 225-pounder then followed it up with a junior season that caught the attention of scouts from across the country. He had his best season in a Bears uniform, batting. 341 with 19 home runs and 70 RBI and leading Missouri State into postseason play for the first time in his career. In 2023, Baldwin excelled in the Atlanta Braves minor leagues playing 92 games for Rome, 14 for Mississippi and 3 for Triple-A Gwinnett. The 22 year old hit.
270 with 16 HR's, 61 RBI's, a staggering. The sky is bright for the Atlanta Braves prospect! In 24 games so far at Triple-A in 2024, Baldwin is slashing. He's already hit six homers and three doubles while walking more than striking out. He's taken Triple-A by storm.
He ranks ninth in wRC+ min. 100 plate appearances and he's one of just three players to walk more often than striking out while boasting a wRC+ north of 150 (José Fermín and Spencer Horwitz). Perhaps the most impressive thing about Baldwin's profile is the contact rates. Not only does he rank in the 98th percentile (AAA) for 90th percentile exit velocity and average exit velocity, but he's also making contact at a 93% clip.
Baldwin was the lone Atlanta Braves representative at the 2024 All-Star Futures Game. Last year, the Braves sent RHP Spencer Schwellenbach who has been great as of late for the major league club.
Baldwin was the DH for the NL squad and hit ninth in the lineup. In three plate appearances, he went 1-for-2 with two RBIs. The first RBI came from a sacrifice fly off of Astros RHP prospect A. The second RBI was a solo home run into left-center field that put the NL Futures team up 5-1. The ball left Baldwin's bat at 107.3 MPH, making it the hardest-hit ball of the game.Yes, Baldwin's opposite-field homer was the hardest-hit ball in a game that was filled with the world's most talented baseball prospects. It also traveled 411 feet, making it the furthest-hit ball of the game. Baldwin was already making a name for himself among Braves Country but his performance in the Futures Game is going to introduce a whole new audience to the slugger!
The featured Nike Trout 7 Baseball Cleats were game worn by Drake Baldwin on August 2nd, 2022 for his 1st Professional Game and Hit as a member of the FCL Braves. The Braves Top Catching Prospect went 2-3 for the Braves with a double and 2 RBI's in a 7-6 Loss against the FCL Pirates. He also wore these Cleats for his 1st Game with Augusta the following week on August 9th and went 2-5 in a 13-11 Win against the Fredericksburg Nationals.Baldwin has signed the Cleats and added "2022 Game Worn" and "First Pro Game" in silver. The Cleats show good use with a couple of tears. Awesome Game Cleats from one of Atlanta Braves Top Prospects!!! This kid has a ton of potential and should become an MLB Star and these Cleats will be worth Thousands!!