Orioles Heston Kjerstad No. 2 pick in 20

Orioles Heston Kjerstad No. 2 pick in 20

, the outfielder the selected with the second overall pick in last June's draft, remains sidelined by "recurrent Ray Ray McCloud Jersey inflammation" of his heart, according to general manager Mike Elias, who provided an update on Wednesday to reporters ( ).Kjerstad, 22, has yet to make his profe sional debut as a result of his myocarditis, a condition that has become a sociated Jimmie Ward Jersey with COVID-19. lefty Eduardo Rodrguez , which impacts the heart's "ability to pump and causing rapid or abnormal heart rhythms," according to the Mayo Clinic.It's unknown if Kjerstad has ever contracted COVID-19, .Kjerstad, who played collegiately at Arkansas, was ranked by CBS Sports as the 17th best player in the 2020 cla s. : Heston won't be the first Kjerstad to play pro ball: his brother Dexter spent a number of seasons as part of the and organizations. He does have a chance to become the first one Joe Montana Jersey in his family to reach the majors, however. Kjerstad is a big left-hander with ample strength and a bad-ball appetite that keeps his walk rate lean. He has a track record of hitting against good pitching (.343/.421/.590 in three years of playing SEC competition), and this season he sliced into his strikeout rate, reducing it from 19.6 Ronnie Lott Jersey percent to 11.5 percent. Teams will have to decide if they trust his odd, albeit adaptable swing enough to project him as a type. If so, Kjerstad could be the first collegiate outfielder off the board.If there is a shred of good news here, it's that Elias believes it's a matter of "when" Kjerstad will begin his profe sional career, as opposed to "if." "This is still San Francisco 49Ers T Shirts a situation that we feel will be a matter of time," . "This is a bump in the road."

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