Matt Szczur
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| Born: | July 20, 1989 |
| Birthplace: | Cape May, NJ |
| Position: | OF |
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Draft Year:' | Cubs 2010 Draft |
| Round: | 5 |
| Overall Selection: | 160 |
| Did He Sign?: | Yes |
| Scout: | N/A |
| Bonus: | 100000 |
| College: | Villanova University |
| High School: | (HS) Lower Cape May Regional (Cape May, NJ) |
| Did He Reach Majors?: | No |
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[edit] Notes & News
Drafted in 5th round of Cubs 2010 Draft, currently playing for the Daytona Cubs as a CF.
Previously drafted in 38th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2007 draft.
Considered an NFL prospect and played WR, QB and other positions for Villanova football team.
Donated bone marrow to a one year old girl battling leukemia.
Selected to play in Futures Game in 2011.
Member of 2011 Cubs Minor League All-Stars, selected in the Midwest League
Signed an overall $1.5M deal to give up football. [1] To resign him to a new deal, Cubs had to release him first which exposed him to the Rule 5 draft if not added to the Cubs 40-man Roster after the 2011 season.
[edit] Prospect Lists
[edit] 2011
7th: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
10th: Keith Law Cubs Prospect Rankings
[edit] Injury History
leg injury early in 2011 season that forced him to play only a couple games at a time before resting.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ "Football star Szczur commits to Cubs" http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110118&content_id=16458346&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
