Wyatt Langford

Wyatt Michael Langford (born November 15, 2001) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Florida Gators.

Wyatt Langford
Florida Gators
Outfielder
Born: (2001-11-15) November 15, 2001
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Langford attended Trenton High School in Trenton, Florida. He played baseball, football and basketball at Trenton. In 2019, he won the 2019 Perfect Game National Home Run Derby.[1] Langford committed to the University of Florida to play college baseball.[2]

As a freshman at Florida in 2021, Langford played in four games and had one hit over four at-bats. In 2022, he started all 66 games and hit 26 home runs, which tied Matt LaPorta for most home runs in season by a Gators player.[3] He finished the season, hitting.356/.447/.719 with 63 runs batted in (RBI). After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.[4][5] He also played in nine games for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League.

Langford entered the 2023 season as one of the top prospects for the 2023 Major League Baseball draft and the potential first overall pick.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Wyatt Langford signs with Gators after stellar career at Trenton High School". June 29, 2020.
  2. Savage, Larry. "Trenton's Langford signs baseball scholarship with Gators". Gainesville Sun.
  3. "UF's Langford putting Trenton on the map". December 20, 2022.
  4. Hall, Graham. "UF sophomore Wyatt Langford to compete for spot on USA Collegiate National Team roster". Gator Sports.
  5. "Trenton native lands on USA Baseball roster". July 5, 2022.
  6. America, Baseball. "MLB Draft Quick Hits: Florida Outfielder Wyatt Langford". www.baseballamerica.com.
  7. "After last season's blastoff for the Florida Gators, how far will Wyatt Langford go in 2023?". Gator Sports.
  8. "MLB Pipeline projects Florida OF as No. 1 pick of 2023 MLB draft". January 4, 2023.


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