C. J. Abrams

Abrams attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. In 2018, he played for Team USA in the U-18 Pan-American Championships.[1] As a senior in 2019, he was the Georgia Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .431 with three home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBI).[2] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Alabama.[3]

Abrams was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5][6] He was selected by the San Diego Padres with the sixth overall pick.[7] He signed with the Padres on June 8 for $5.2 million,[8] and was assigned to the Arizona League Padres,[9] where he hit safely in his first twenty games. In August, he was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps.[10] He was placed on the injured list four days following the promotion due to a shoulder injury.[11] Over 34 games between the two clubs, Abrams batted .393/.436/.647 with three home runs, 22 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Abrams did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Abrams was assigned to the Double-A San Antonio Missions to begin the 2021 season. In June 2021, Abrams was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[13] In a June 30 game against the Corpus Christi Hooks, Abrams collided with second baseman Eguy Rosario at second base attempting to field a ground ball up the middle and had to be helped off of the field. On July 4, Abrams was diagnosed with a fractured left tibia and sprained MCL, ending his 2021 season.[14] In 42 games with the Missions, Abrams had hit .296/.363/.420 with 2 home runs and 23 RBI.

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