On the night Mike Elias made University of Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad the surprise No. 2 overall selection in the 2020 MLB draft, the Orioles’ executive vice president/general manager called Kjerstad “the best left-handed hitter in the country this year.”
Making that standing all the more impressive: On a conference call Wednesday after the Orioles announced they had officially signed him, Kjerstad revealed that hitting is the only thing he doesn’t do right-handed.
The Orioles don’t mind, with Elias reiterating Wednesday that the organization sees Kjerstad’s left-handed bat as a future fixture in the middle of the lineup.