Glen Este/Wright State product Peyton Burdick swats 1st big league homer for Marlins
In his third major league game, Marlins rookie Peyton Burdick stroked his first big-league homer Sunday in Miami's 3-0 shutout of the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The former multi-sport standout at Glen Este High School (which merged with Amelia to form the current West Clermont) knocked the cowhide 421 feet in the fifth inning, just after teammate Jacob Stallings had homered.
The Cincinnatian was greeted at the plate by former Red Billy Hamilton.
🚨 PEYTON BURDICK 1ST CAREER HOME RUN 🚨
Throw it back! Throw it back! @Pburd88 goes solo at Wrigley Field for the first home run of his career!@Marlins | #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/V8E9jrLn1R— Bally Sports Florida: Marlins (@BallyMarlins) August 7, 2022
The third-round draft pick was called up to the Marlins Thursday from the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Florida's AAA affiliate. He collected his first major league hit on Saturday and finished the series 2-for-9 with a pair of walks.
Don Mattingly speaks about Jesús Luzardo, Peyton Burdick and others after a solid 3-0 win for the Marlins to close things out in Chicago!@Marlins | #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/A9sfw1eROz
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At Jacksonville in 385 at-bats, he had swatted 14 home runs and drove in 51 runs. The 25-year-old Burdick was recently ranked Miami's No. 10 prospect. He was drafted in the third round in 2019.
At Glen Este, he collected 10 varsity letters in four seasons of football, basketball and baseball. He was a three-time All-Horizon League Player at Wright State and second-team All-American for the Raiders.
Burdick's family was on hand for the weekend series.
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