Philly.com · Jun 7, 2015
High school prospect catches Phils' eye
Kennesaw Mountain catcher Tyler Stephenson is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a 3 run bomb. (Kelly J. Huff/Marietta Daily Journal)It was the bat flip heard round the world (wide web).
Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN, and MLB linked last month to the video of Tyler Stephenson tossing his bat into the air, punctuating his home run in a high school baseball game.
The 18-year-old from Georgia is the top-rated catcher in the Major League Baseball draft that will begin Monday. Stephenson is projected by several mock drafts to go to the Phillies with the 10th overall pick. And he is more than just a bat flip.