Former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats standout Bobby Dalbec, a top prospect for the Boston Red Sox, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Dalbec, a fourth-round pick in the 2016 MLB draft, had not been participating in Boston’s training sessions at Fenway Park. .
Dalbec, who just turned 25, has hit 79 home runs in 383 minor-league games, including 59 the past two seasons. The third baseman has slashed .261/.362/.505. He is one of 10 former Wildcats to have made the 60-man player pools for MLB clubs as the sports targets July 23 for its delayed opening day.
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Dalbec excelled as a two-way player at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. As a hitter, he smashed 24 home runs in three seasons with a slash line of .282/.374/.468. As a pitcher, Dalbec posted 17 wins, 14 saves and a 2.73 ERA. He helped the Wildcats to a runner-up finish in the 2016 College World Series.
Another former UA star, Philadelphia Phillies infielder Scott Kingery, , according to reports. Phillies GM Matt Klentak told reporters that Kingery, 26, is “feeling good†but must clear the protocol before participating in workouts.
Kingery, a second-round pick in 2015, posted a slash line of .258/.315/.474 with 19 home runs and 15 stolen bases for the Phillies last season.
In other UA baseball-related news, the Red Sox signed first-round draft pick Nick Yorke, who had been committed to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Boston picked Yorke 17th overall – the biggest surprise of the first round – and he , according to . That’s about $900,000 below the slot value for that selection.