CJ Alexander
CJ Alexander | |
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Kansas City Royals – No. 40 | |
Third baseman | |
Born: Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | July 17, 1996|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 24, 2024, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics (through July 3, 2024) | |
Batting average | .125 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Charles Joseph Wesley Alexander (born July 17, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Alexander attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida. He signed a National Letter of Intent with Ball State University to play college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals.[1] He transferred to the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota before committing to transfer to the University of Central Florida.[2]
The Atlanta Braves selected Alexander in the 20th round of the 2018 MLB draft.[2]
Kansas City Royals[edit]
On July 11, 2022, the Braves traded Alexander, Drew Waters, and Andrew Hoffmann to the Kansas City Royals for the 35th overall selection of the 2022 MLB draft.[3]
On June 24, 2024, the Royals promoted Alexander to the major leagues.[4] He made his debut that day against the Miami Marlins, going 0-for-3 with one strikeout.[5] On July 2, 2024, in his fourth career game and eighth career at bat, Alexander recorded his first hit, a single to right field, off of Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Alexander's brother, Blaze, also plays professional baseball, currently for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bishop Verot SS C.J. Alexander signs with Ball State". News-press.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Arizona Diamondbacks take Blaze Alexander in 11th round". News-press.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Braves send 3 prospects to Royals for No. 35 pick". July 11, 2022.
- ^ Rieper, Max (June 24, 2024). "Royals activate Michael Massey, call up CJ Alexander". Royals Review. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "CJ Alexander Makes MLB Debut With Kansas City Royals". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "CJ Alexander's first Major League hit". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Blaze Alexander, CJ Alexander on fire for MLB's Arizona, Atlanta". News-press.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Merrillville, Indiana
- Baseball players from Indiana
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Kansas City Royals players
- Ball State Cardinals baseball players
- SCF Manatees baseball players
- Danville Braves players
- Florida Fire Frogs players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Mississippi Braves players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Omaha Storm Chasers players
- Arizona Complex League Royals players
- Surprise Saguaros players