Ronnie Dawson (baseball)

Ronnie Dawson
Houston Astros
Outfielder
Born: (1995-05-19) May 19, 1995
Grove City, Ohio
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Ronnie Silas Dawson (born May 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros organization.

Career

Dawson attended Licking Heights High School in Pataskala, Ohio, where he played baseball and football. He focused on football until his junior year, when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.[1] He had knee surgery before his senior year, and missed the football season. He returned to the baseball team as a senior, in 2013, and had a .576 batting average. The Columbus Dispatch named Dawson their All-Metro Team Player of the Year.[2] He attended Ohio State University, and played college baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He also played collegiate summer baseball for the Chillicothe Paints of the Prospect League.[3]

The Houston Astros selected Dawson in the second round, with the 62nd overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed with the Astros, receiving a $1,056,800 signing bonus, and the Astros assigned him to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League.[4] In 2017, he plays for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League.[5]

Personal life

As a child, Dawson served as a batboy for the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A International League.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Kaplan, Jake (June 10, 2016). "Astros 2nd-round pick Ronnie Dawson excited to begin pro career". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Znidar, Mark. "Dispatch All-Metro baseball team: Top player Dawson rebounds from knee surgery quickly". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Licking Heights grad Ronnie Dawson making his mark in Prospect League". Newark Advocate. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Jake (June 17, 2016). "Astros' draftee Ronnie Dawson to begin pro career in Tri-City, no update yet on Forrest Whitley". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Batterson, Steve (May 5, 2017). "River Bandits' Dawson finds a home on the diamond | Midwest League Baseball". Quad City Times. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Koehler, Jess (July 13, 2016). "Tri-City outfielder Ronnie Dawson settling in". Times Union. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
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