Pirates 2021 Round 6 bio in brief: SS/2B Mike Jarvis
Mike Jarvis
163rd overall, Round 6
Position: SS/2B
Height, weight: 5-foot-10, 180 pounds
Bats/throws: Right/right
School: San Diego State
Age/DOB: 23 (May 12, 1998)
6 (163): @Pirates select San Diego State (CA) 2B Mike Jarvis. https://t.co/ZHjnIxV56W #MLBDraft
— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 12, 2021
Scouting report: Named to all-Mountain West second team this season as a shortstop. … Hit .367 with a .961 OPS and .417 on-base percentage. … Also hit five home runs, drove in 32 runs and stole 16 bases. … In 2020, was the Aztecs’ leadoff hitter in 16 starts, including 10 games in center field and six at second base. …. In 2019, named second-team all-Mountain West, with a .289 batting average and .459 slugging percentage. … Started 26 of 53 games in center field. … Competed in water polo and baseball at Clairemont (Calif.) High School before matriculating to Saddleback (Calif.) College, where he hit .297.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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