Selected in the third round (No. 81 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft by the New York Mets out of Dallas Baptist University... signed with the Mets on July 28, 2021 for slot value at $755,300... originally from Chandler, Arizona... attended Yavapai College before transferring to Dallas Baptist in 2020... spent two years with Dallas Baptist from 2020-21, going 15-2 with a 4.29 ERA in 22 appearances (20 starts)... he struck out 163 and walked 41 in 111 1/3 innings at DBU... set a DBU record with 136 strikeouts in 91 2/3 innings as a senior... went 6-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 15 appearances, including 13 starts, and struck out 84 batters in 73.1 innings in 2019 as a sophomore at Yavapai, where he averaged 10.31 strikeouts per nine innings... as a freshman in 2018, he posted a team-best 2.67 ERA in 67 1/3 innings while going 6-4 with a pair of saves in 17 appearances, including 10 starts... he struck out 75 batters and averaged 10.02 strikeouts per nine innings in 2018... pitched for the Frisco Roughriders in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020... prior to college, he was rated the 16th-best right-handed pitcher and the No. 47 overall prospect from the state of Arizona by Perfect Game in 2017 while pitching for Hamilton High School... son of Jason Hamel and Lisa Perez… majored in Interdisciplinary Studies (Management & Kinesiology) at DBU... was ranked as the New York Mets' No. 12 prospect and No. 5 RHP prospect at the end of the 2022 season
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