6/12/13

Round 37 - 1B - Juan Avena

6-2, 205, L/R, 2-2-93 - Compton (CA) CC


.385/.447/.544, 169-AB, 35-R, 1-HR, 28-RBI, 8-SB


El Camino College Compton Center infielder Juan Avena has been taken by the New York Mets on the 37th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft Saturday.

The former Warren High School standout and Compton native, was chosen as a first baseman with the 1,011th overall pick in the 40-round draft.


A first-team All-South Coast Conference selection, Avena batted .385 with a homer, four triples, 16 doubles and 28 RBIs for the 26-18 Tartars, who advanced to the state Super Regionals. He had a .447 on base and .544 slugging average.









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