J.J. Bleday All Day: Miami Marlins Choose Vanderbilt Star

With the fourth overall choice in the 2019 MLB Entry Draft, the Miami Marlins took J.J. Bleday out of Vanderbilt.

J.J. Bleday is a 6’3″, 205 lb. lefty-hitting and throwing outfielder from Pennsylvania, and the NCAA’s leading home run hitter in 2019. The Miami Marlins have traditionally chosen prep players with their early picks – but not this time. Bleday has clobbered 26 homers this season after totaling only six in his first two collegiate seasons.

J.J. Bleday was decent prior to attending Vanderbilt, garnering a 39th round choice of the San Diego Padres in 2016. In his first season, he hit .256 in 51 games. As a sophomore, he pushed his average waaaay up – to .368 in 39 contests. Like I…