Red Sox Reporter Sees Blaze Jordan as Solution at First Base
Red Sox Reporter Sees Blaze Jordan as Solution at First Base originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Ever since the Boston Red Sox lost every day starting first baseman Triston Casas to a season-ending injury in early May, the team has been trying to plug the hole Casas left behind in the lineup.
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For the time being, Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez have been platooning at first base, and they have done so productively. The Red Sox front office attempted to convince superstar slugger Rafael Devers to move there instead of being the team's designated hitter, but what could have been Devers' second positional move of the season served as the impetus to find a new home elsewhere.
Devers is among the best hitters in baseball, and his absence is expected to make the Red Sox not only buyers ahead of the trade deadline, but also a prime destination for other teams' first basemen, should they be dealt. NESN.com's Matt Dargan, however, believes the Red Sox may not need to trade for a new first baseman; rather, their long-term solution at the position is Blaze Jordan, a player who is already in the franchise's minor league system.
Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan walks past a sign at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, during spring training.WooSox Photo/Ashley Green / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
"When the Red Sox selected Blaze Jordan out of high school in the third round of the 2020 draft, the team was certainly intrigued by his raw power and ability to play at both corner infield spots. Jordan was on a solid trajectory through the Red Sox farm system before poor production and a battle with anxiety affected his play on the field," Dargan wrote.
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"Now 22, things have started to come together for the young slugger this year. Beginning his season with Double-A Portland, Jordan hit .320 with six home runs and 37 RBI before earning a promotion to Triple-A Worcester on June 3. In 16 games since joining Worcester [as of June 21], Jordan has continued his assault on minor league pitching by hitting .348 with two home runs, eight doubles, and 12 RBI in 66 at-bats."
Jordan is most widely known for the power he showcased in his youth. When he was just 13 years old, Jordan launched home runs 500 feet in length, and he was later crowned the High School Home Run Derby champion as part of All-Star Game festivities in 2019.
He has showcased that power over the course of his MLB career (51 home runs), but his .292 batting average and .817 OPS across 1,617 minor-league at-bats show he can generate offense in other ways.
With this offensive skill set in tow, Jordan could be the next big-name prospect to make his MLB debut with the Red Sox, according to Darman.
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"With Boston's first base situation unsettled, it remains possible that Jordan could get a look later this season as the next man up if injuries were to sideline a member of the team's 26-man roster," Darman wrote. "Either way, Jordan's resurgence this season is one of the more interesting story lines to follow now that the Big Three [Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell] have all made their big league debuts."
Related: MLB Insider Reveals Brutal Point After Red Sox Traded Rafael Devers
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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