Steele Hall woke up this morning a graduate of Hewitt-Trussville (AL) High School, the reigning Alabama Mr. Baseball, and a commit to play college ball for the powerhouse that is the University of Tennessee.
When (if) he actually heads to sleep tonight, he’ll do so with another huge feather in his cap.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Hall, still just 17 years old, with the 9th pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, the club banking on his elite athleticism and developing power by making him their first pick of this year’s draft.
This year’s draft, by the way, went haywire from the start, as the Washington Nationals took high school shortstop Eli Willits - the single youngest player in this draft class - 1st overall in a year where there was no consensus top overall pick.