FWST: Utah is not known as a baseball hotbed, but TCU found a gem from the Beehive State

[TopFrog]

Utah is not known as a baseball hotbed, but TCU found a gem from the Beehive State

BY DREW DAVISON

Utah isn’t exactly known for baseball. The state has produced just 40 players who reached the big leagues compared to say, Texas, which has seen 953 make it.

That, however, doesn’t mean the state is barren of talent. Just look at what Brayden Taylor is doing as a true freshman at TCU.

Taylor has emerged as arguably the best player on a Frogs team that is 27-9 and ranked No. 8 in the country. Taylor leads the team with 10 home runs and is batting .308 with 40 RBIs.

Read more at https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article250828809.html

 

[Ron Swanson]

I’m surprised only 953 Texans have made the majors in the history of MLB.

 

[East Coast]

I’m surprised only 953 Texans have made the majors in the history of MLB.

There have been about 20,000 players that have made the major leagues; 1/20 does seem a bit low so maybe the ratio was much lower in the early days.