Bleacher Report · Jun 11, 2020
Blaze Jordan, Viral Home-Run Phenom, Drafted by Red Sox in 2020 MLB Draft
DeSoto Central High School (Southaven, Mississippi) first baseman and home-run-hitting phenom Blaze Jordan went 89th overall to the Boston Red Sox in the 2020 MLB draft Thursday.
Jordan has been making news since the age of 11, as Rashad Milligan of the Mississippi Clarion Ledger wrote.
"Jordan has received the comparison to Bryce Harper since he was 15. He first came on the national scene when he hit a 395-foot home run at the Texas Rangers' stadium during a home run derby at the age of 11. Jordan then a 500-foot home run at a competition when he was 13."
The 395-foot bomb can be seen here:
He's also been featured hitting numerous 500-foot homers in recent years: