Newman Central Catholic graduate Brendan Tunink’s professional baseball career is off to a good start.

Tunink is already moving up the rankings just 39 games into his minor league baseball career after making his debut in May.

After being drafted right out of high school in the eighth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, the 250th overall pick has worked his way to No. 20 among prospects for the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to the latest rankings by MLB.com.

Tunink, listed at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, has been playing outfield in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. He’s hitting .300 with a .417 on-base percentage while slugging .550, good for a .967 OPS through 39 games (all starts). He has five home runs, 10 doubles, five triples and 17 RBIs. He’s also stolen nine bases and drawn 27 wa

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