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2019 Mets draft profile: Antoine Duplantis

Born: Lafayette, Louisiana

Age: 22 (9/09/96)

Height/Weight: 5’11”/180 lbs.

Position: OF

Bats/Throws: L/L

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Antoine Duplantis comes from a family of athletes. His father was an All-SEC and All-American pole vaulter for LSU in the early-to-mid-1980s. His mother was a heptathlete and volleyball star at LSU in that same time period. His older brother also competed with LSU as a pole vaulter in the early-to-mid-2010s. His younger brother just joined LSU and will be joining their track-and-field program, while a younger sister will soon be joining LSU and will be competing athletically.