With March in our rear-view mirrors and April well underway, it can only mean one thing: it’s finally baseball season! There’s nothing better than eating hot dogs and peanuts while rooting for your favorite team – baseball is American’s favorite pastime! With so many different teams and players, it can be hard to keep up with it all. So here is a list of the cutest rookies to watch out for this 2015 season (in no particular order):
Kris Bryant
Team: Chicago Cubs
Position: Third Base
Age: 23
Fun Fact: He won every Minor League Player of the year award in 2014.
Addison Russell
Team: Chicago Cubs
Position: Short Stop
Age: 21
Fun Fact: He was the 11th overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Lucas Giolito
Team: Washington Nationals
Position: Right-Hand Pitcher
Age: 20
Fun Fact: His mother, father and grandfather are all actors.
Corey Seager
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Position: Short Stop
Age: 20
Fun Fact: His brother, Kyle, plays for the Seattle Mariners.
Joey Gallo
Team: Texas Rangers
Position: Third Base
Age: 21
Fun Fact: He set a Nevada High School record with 65 home runs.
Noah Syndergaard
Team: New York Mets
Position: Right-Hand Pitcher
Age: 22
Fun Fact: He grew up in Mansfield, Texas.
Tyler Glasnow
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Position: Right-Hand Pitcher
Age: 21
Fun Fact: He decided to forgo college and sign with the Pirates.
Daniel Norris
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Position: Left-Hand Pitcher
Age: 21
Fun Fact: You might have heard of him because he’s the pitcher who lives in a 1978 VW bus.
Blake Swihart
Team: Boston Red Sox
Position: Catcher
Age: 22
Fun Fact: He is a switch hitter, meaning he can hit from both sides of the plate.
Dylan Bundy
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Position: Right-Hand Pitcher
Age: 22
Fun Fact: He was the first player to win the Gatorade Athlete of the Year Award in 2011.
Enjoy the 2015 baseball season, Collegiettes!
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