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2018 Mets draft profile: Christian Tripp

Name: Christian Tripp

Born: Spring, Texas

Age: 21 (3/13/97)

Height/Weight: 6’7”/220 lbs.

Position: RHP

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: University of New Mexico

Christian Tripp comes from an athletic family. His father, Garry, played baseball and basketball at McMurray University and his mother, Darlene, played volleyball at Southern Illinois University. Christian’s sport of choice was baseball, and as a high schooler, he was dominant on the field. A two-year letter winner at Klein High School in Spring, Texas, Tripp was to the First All-District Team in 2014 and was named District MVP in 2015.