Brewers select Alabama signee, Thompson star pitcher in 20th round

University of Alabama signee Ma’Kale Holden was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the final round of the Major League Baseball Draft. The Brewers used the 605th pick in the 20th round of the draft to select Holden as a pitcher.

Holden, who starred at Thompson High School at pitcher and third base, was a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection as a utility player. He was ranked as the top right-handed pitcher and the No. 5 overall player in Alabama by Perfect Game USA, which clocked his fastball at 97 mph on June 22, 2024.

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Prep Baseball Report ranked the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder as the No. 2 right-hander and the No. 5 overall prospect in the state.

As a senior, the 18-year-old Holden struck out 55 batters in 40 innings and finished with a 2.45 earned run average for Frankie Perez’ Warriors. In 2024, Holden’s grand-slam home run on a 3-2 count in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Thompson past Spain Park 13-12 in the opening round of the AHSAA state playoffs.

Atlanta picked UAB outfielder Logan Braunschweig – another former Thompson player – in the ninth round of the draft on Monday.

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