Video: Nolan Arenado high school highlightsFootage of the Colorado Rockies standout when he played for El Toro High School in Southern California.Opening Day of the 2015 Major League Baseball season is here and a total of seven former MaxPreps Top 100 Seniors found their way into the starting lineup for their respective teams.
Christian Yelich, Westlake (2008)
Photo by Jann Hendry
Leading the way is
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The former
Millville (N.J.) standout ranked No. 50 in the MaxPreps Top 100 Seniors list for 2009, but has worked his way up to superstar status since breaking into the Major Leagues in 2011. He opened the 2015 season Monday by hitting a home run in his first at-bat.
Another former Top 100 Senior in the starting lineup Monday was
Manny Machado of the Orioles. The No. 9 senior in the Class of 2010 while at
Brito (Miami), Machado started at third base for Baltimore. He is in his third year in the league.
Other starters include
Nick Castellanos (3B) of the Detroit Tigers,
Nolan Arenado (3B) of the Colorado Rockies,
Wil Myers (CF) of the San Diego Padres,
Christian Yelich (LF) of the Miami Marlins and
Chris Owings (2B) of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Castellanos from
Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) was the No. 10 senior in 2010 while Arenado from
El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), was No. 99 in 2009. Myers, from
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), was No. 66 in 2009 and Yelich, from
Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) was No. 34 in 2010. Owings, from
Gilbert (S.C.) was No. 44 in 2009.
See the MaxPreps Top 100 Seniors of 2015
