What a great day Sunday was for a ballplayer named Max Muncy born Aug. 25 and drafted by the Oakland Athletics. 25 overall pick in the Major League draft a month after leading Thousand Oaks High to a Southern Section championship and being named The Times’ player of the year. AdvertisementThe two Max Muncys share a birthday — the Dodgers infielder in 1990 and the high school infielder in 2002. Advertisement58 Gage Jump, JSerra HS, LHP: Gets a ton of swings and misses with a fastball that began touching 95-96 mph for the first time this spring. Oakland Athletics, Max Muncy, SS, Thousand Oaks H.S., Thousand Oaks, Calif.; 26.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 12, 2021 11:02 UTC