College of Austin Baseball Star Dylan Campbell was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers because the 136th general decide as their subsequent Main League Baseball Rookie. Texas has had a minimum of one participant chosen in each MLB Draft, first held in 1965. This 12 months Campbell was a famous person outfielder who hit .339 with 13 residence runs, 50 RBIs, and a team-high 65 runs scored. He additionally went 26-for-29 on his tried steals.
Through the season, Campbell completed the superb feat of stringing collectively a 38-game hitting streak, a faculty and Large 12 file. Campbell has school eligibility left and may have till later this summer time to resolve whether or not to return to highschool or signal with the groups that drafted him. The assigned worth for the 136th decide’s signing bonus is $473,700.
Dylan is a unprecedented athlete who has labored laborious to attain this implausible purpose. Nonetheless, he shortly acknowledges the assist of his dad and mom Andrea Odom, Co-Founder at Odom Group Consulting, and his father, Palomar Funding Group LLC Government Vice President & COO and former Texas Southern College Baseball Star, Donovan Campbell, alongside along with his prolonged household and buddies. The Braves drafted Campbell’s father, Donovan, within the twenty second spherical in 1998. His dad and mom, household, and shut buddies have been with Dylan since his little league years cheering him on and supporting him via this journey. They have been all collectively on Monday to have a good time this momentous accomplishment. Everyone seems to be so happy with Dylan and excited for his vibrant future.
Afram Information requested Dylan Campbell’s Mother, Andrea Odom the next questions:
How does it really feel to see your son accomplish his wildest goals at 21?
“It’s nonetheless very surreal, but it surely truly is a dream come true for not solely him, however for our household. It’s been a real household sacrifice and for years now we have needed to miss social and household obligations, touring all around the nation to assist Dylan enjoying baseball. I’m so excited for what’s subsequent as we watch him work even tougher as he prepares for the subsequent chapter.”
How do you intend to assist Dylan navigate these subsequent steps?
“Simply being there for assist as now we have executed for the previous a number of years. I’m very lucky as a result of Dylan is extraordinarily grounded and unbiased, so I’m on the crossroads as a mother or father the place he doesn’t want me to assist navigate these subsequent steps, and that’s a terrific feeling as a result of you recognize that you simply’ve executed all that you simply wanted to to arrange him for this second. Off the sector, I’ll proceed to assist handle and develop his model. He’s a real instance of an African-American-born baseball participant, and that has develop into a uncommon breed. So we are going to discover methods to proceed to achieve and encourage younger African-American boys to proceed to encourage them to play the sport.”
Afram Information requested Dylan Campbell the next questions:
What recommendation would you wish to share with aspiring skilled athletes?
“I say it’s a must to simply gotta out work the person subsequent to you and be higher than the very best participant.”
What has your loved ones and group assist meant to you all through your baseball journey?
“It has meant the world to me. It has motivated me to maintain going all through school and highschool. Seeing the work they put in for me made it simple for me to go on the market to be myself and play.”
