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Dakota DyMon Jordan (born May 9, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Amateur career

Jordan attended Jackson Academy in Jackson, Mississippi, where he played baseball and football. As a senior he was named the Mississippi Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after he hit .524 with 16 home runs and 57 runs batted in (RBI). He finished his career with school records in home runs, batting average, RBI, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Jordan committed to Mississippi State University to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Mississippi State in 2023, Jordan played in 44 games and hit .307/.397/.575 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI over 153 at-bats. After the season he entered the transfer portal before deciding to return to Mississippi State.

Professional career

Jordan entered his sophomore season in 2024 as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. Jordan was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round, with the 116th overall pick in the draft. On July 30, 2024, he signed with the Giants on a contract worth $1,997,500.

References

1. "Inside the recruitment of Jackson Academy's Dakota Jordan". Clarion Ledger. September 18, 2021.
2. "Mississippi State signee Dakota Jordan named state's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year". Clarion Ledger. June 3, 2022.
3. "Mississippi State football recruiting notes: Baseball commit pledges to play football too and more". Athlon Sports.
4. "Jordan committed to making Bulldogs better in baseball". Starkville Daily News.
5. "Dakota Jordan named second team Freshman All-American". The Dispatch.
6. "Mississippi State baseball's Dakota Jordan exits transfer portal after short stint". Clarion Ledger. June 21, 2023.
7. "Mississippi State All-Freshman OF Dakota Jordan takes name out of Portal". The Dispatch.
8. "NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '24". MLB.com.
9. "Mississippi State baseball's Dakota Jordan picked by San Francisco Giants in 2024 MLB Draft". Clarion Ledger. July 15, 2024.
10. "San Francisco Giants sign fourth-round pick Dakota Jordan". sactownsports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio

• 2003 births
• Living people
• People from Canton, Mississippi
• Baseball players from Mississippi
• Baseball outfielders
• Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
• Newport Gulls players