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2019 Mets draft profile: Joe Genord

Born: Lake Worth, Florida

Age: 22 (8/17/96)

Height/Weight: 6’1”/230 lbs.

Position: 1B

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: South Florida

Joe Genord lettered for three years at Park Vista High School, winning All-County honors in his junior and senior seasons. In his junior year, he hit .387/.462/.559 with a pair of home runs, and in his senior year, he hit .282/.460/.494 with four. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 19th round of the 2015 MLB Draft, 582nd overall, but declined to sign with them, instead attending the University of South Florida.