PERSONAL INFORMATION |
Describe Your Playing Style?: | Gap to gap hitter, utilizing speed to save runs on defense and create opportunities on offense. |
Personal Statement: | Being a student-athlete is very important to me. I value the education I have received so far and look forward furthering my experience. I fell in love with baseball at the age of 3. Since then, I have dedicated my life to learning the sport and doing all I can to improve myself on and off the field as a person, player, and ambassador of the game. Being the son of a US Marine, I have had the opportunity of traveling, living and playing in other countries, as well as volunteering as a coach and official with Little League baseball to help foster the love of baseball internationally. My experiences have taught me invaluable lessons and I look forward to what is to come. |
Favorite Athlete(s) and why?: | Dustin Pedroia Ichiro Suzuki Mookie Betts Jacoby Ellsbury Jackie Bradley Jr. Butch Reynolds |
Other activites and interests: | Learning Trivia Reading History Guitar |
Who's been the biggest influence on my sports career and why?: | My parents have been the biggest influence on me. They have always supported me in all that I do and sacrificed so much to allow me to keep doing what I love. |
About Me: | I was born in Okinawa, Japan Sept. 15, 2002. My father is a former US Marine. My mother is a dental hygienist. I have 2 older sisters who have played collegiate sports. I have lived and traveled internationally and played baseball in many different countries. I have a great love for baseball and want to play as for long as I can. |
Twitter Link: | @JAlgarin2021 |
Instagram Link: | jalgarin2021 |