Reese the Raptor: Alexiades back for 3rd season in Ogden; Pioneer Baseball League nears opening day
Reese Alexiades is a positive archetype of what baseball looks like in the Pioneer League, both for himself and for the makeup of teams around the league.
Brett Hein - Standard Examiner
Reese Alexiades is a positive archetype of what baseball looks like in the Pioneer League, both for himself and for the makeup of teams around the league.
The native of Manhattan Beach, California, had just finished a solid final season of college ball at Pepperdine (.389 with nine home runs, 29 RBIs in 35 games while dealing with some injuries) in late May 2021, and had hopes that the MLB Draft would bring him good news.
But like so many others, the 2021 contraction of the minor leagues and halving of the draft meant pro-level players like Alexiades weren't contacted during that July draft. Later that month, Alexiades found himself at Lindquist Field for the first-ever Pioneer Baseball League tryout camp.
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