• Full name Abel Graham Baker
  • Born 10/26/1990 in Denton, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Grayson CC
  • Drafted in the 7th round (225th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2011 (signed for $110,000).
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    The state's other Juco World Series participant is Grayson County, whose top prospect is catcher Abel Baker. His bases-loaded triple broke open the regional championship game against Howard. Baker, who spent 2010 at Baylor, offers lefthanded power and decent catch-and-throw skills. His brother Aaron is a first baseman in the Pirates system, and their grandfather Jerry Mays played in two Super Bowls and was an all-American Football League performer as an offensive and defensive lineman.

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