Demi Orimoloye

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Demi Orimoloye
Milwaukee Brewers
Outfielder
Born: (1997-01-06) January 6, 1997 (age 27)
Nigeria
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Oluwademilade Oluwadamilola "Demi" Orimoloye (born January 6, 1997) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers' organization. He attended St. Matthew Catholic High School in Ottawa, and was considered a top prospect in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. The Brewers selected Orimoloye in the fourth round.

Early life

Orimoloye was born to Adenike and Segun Orimoloye in Nigeria.[1][2] His father, Segun, is an architect, and both of his parents worked for the Nigerian government.[3] They moved to Canada when Demi was eighteen months old, and live in Orleans, Ontario. Demi has a younger brother, Temi.[3]

Baseball career

Orimoloye began playing Little League Baseball at the age of 10. He attends St. Matthew Catholic High School in Ottawa.[4] He joined for the Canadian junior national baseball team when he was 15 years old.[1][2] In 2014, he traveled with the national baseball team to Orlando, Florida, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. He appeared in the Under Armour All-America Game, which is held for the 40 best high school baseball prospects.[5] In February 2015, Orimoloye was named a High School All-American by Baseball America.[6][7] He was also named the Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Area Code Games.[1]

Orimoloye committed to attend the University of Oregon to play college baseball for the Oregon Ducks baseball team.[6] He was eligible to be selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, and has been ranked among the 50 best prospects available in the draft by Baseball America[8] and Perfect Game.[4] The Milwaukee Brewers selected Orimoloye in the fourth round, with the 121st overall selection, of the draft.[9][10] He signed with the Brewers, reportedly receiving a $450,000 signing bonus, and reported to the Arizona Brewers of the Rookie-level Arizona League to make his professional debut.[11]

Playing style

Orimoloye is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).[1] Greg Hamilton, coach of the Canadian junior team, has called Orimoloye a "special athlete",[12] who "looks like a kid who’d normally be going to the University of Texas to play tight end".[1]

References

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