Third Baseman
6´3´´
195 pounds
Age: 19
SSS rank among all third basemen in the system: 3
2021 SSS Top Prospect Vote: 24
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 29
DJ Gladney, a native of Matteson, played varsity ball with Illiana Christian Academy (Lansing, Ill.). As a product of the White Sox ACE program, Gladney caught the attention of White Sox scout J.J. Lally at the Area Code Games in 2018, as he told South Side Sox: “My initial thoughts were that he showed excellent bat speed but was a raw talent.”
The White Sox gladly selected Gladney in the 16th round of the 2019 draft, and after he eschewed his verbal commitment to Eastern Kentucky University by accepting an over-slot $225,000 bonus, Gladney immediately began paying dividends.