Cincinnati Reds signed Australian prospect Ben Walmsley during the international market of the Major League Baseball (MLB).
Trey Hendricks, the Reds’ director of international scouting, received good reports during the pandemic on Walmsley from scout Matt Everingham and the region’s international scouting agent, Boomer Prinstein.
“No one could even get there. Interstate travel in Australia was closed for a long time. It was definitely a challenge to assess Ben, like other Australian players, the last two years. But this is one that we identified early, stayed and it worked,” he said.
We are still adding names to our agreement tracker.
Including Ben Walmsley, a LHP from Australia, who signed with the @Reds https://t.co/8WEO8C9f80 pic.twitter.com/vvINAQzElI
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) January 17, 2022
Former outfielder Donald Lutz will also be a Cincinnati scout in that country on the ocean continent. Lutz was the first player developed by Germany to play in the Major Leagues, and he also saw action in Australia during winter ball.
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Australian Cincinnati Reds prospect with a 90+ mph fastball
The 17-year-old left-handed pitcher has a fastball that can reach 91 mph, and his delivery is in the strike zone.
Walmsley continues to develop his other pitches. The breaker has the sensation of turning, and the change is in the process of being learned. His arm doesn’t show much mileage after playing in this area.
Team Australia U18 National Squad LHP Ben Walmsley today signs professional contract with the Cincinnati Reds. https://t.co/2ijBGVdlLh
— Team Australia U18 National Junior Squad (@TeamAusU18NJS) January 17, 2022
Cincinnati Reds prospect Ben Walmsley hopes in the not too distant future to increase the number of Australians in the MLB, where to date there are 33.
Written by: Alberth Piña
Main photo credit: @Alberth_pina
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