Baseball America

MAKING HIMSELF USEFUL

From pretty much the moment he picked up a baseball bat, Blake Allemand wanted to play for Texas A&M, his parents’ alma mater.

There was only one problem.

As a freshman at Champion High in Boerne, Texas, Allemand stood barely 5-foot-5. Thus, he wasn’t the type who would stand

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Baseball America

Baseball America1 min read
All-Helium Team
BRIAN WESTERHOLT/FOUR SEAM IMAGES (ISAAC, SCOTT II, SCHULTZ, CHANDLER)/BILL MITCHELL (EMERSON, MONTES, DE VRIES) ■
Baseball America4 min read
In Memoriam
Mike Martin, the winningest coach in college sports history, died on Jan. 31 after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 79. Martin was the head coach of Florida State, his alma mater, for 40 years before retiring in 2019. In all 40 of those seaso
Baseball America3 min read
All About Ppi
Baseball America unveiled its Top 100 Prospects ranking in January. MLB Pipeline and ESPN followed suit that same month. The pool of players eligible for Prospect Promotion Incentive draft picks flow from these three Top 100s. The PPI initiative was

Related Books & Audiobooks