Elijah Green #21

Selected in the 1st round (No. 5 overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida... signed with the Nats on Aug. 2, 2022 for $6,500,000, slightly above the $6,497,700 pick value... the figure represented more than half of Washington's $11,013,900 signing pool... was ranked as MLB.com's No. 3 Draft prospect in 2022... was Washington’s highest Draft pick since Bryce Harper in 2010... batted .462 with a 1.592 OPS and nine home runs his senior year of high school... his dad is two-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end Eric Green... he and his father threw out and caught the ceremonial first pitch of Washington's game on July 29, 2022... trained with Francisco Lindor at Lindor’s alma mater, Montverde Academy in Florida -- the pair share the same agent as well... Green made his Nationals debut on Aug. 9, 2022 with the team's Florida Complex League affiliate, going 1-for-4 with a home run against the Astros... also homered in his final game of the 2022 season on Aug. 23... hit .302 with nine RBIs and 13 hits in 12 FCL games in 2022... entered the 2023 season ranked by MLB.com a the No. 46 prospect in baseball.