Key Highlights
- Caden Sorrell launched his first pro home run at Segra Park in a doubleheader.
- Myrtle Beach defeated Columbia 14-3 over Friday night while Sorrell went 2-for-4.
- Sorrell is the No. 62 overall pick and has batting .364 with a 1.053 OPS in four games.
- Father drafted by Red Sox out of high school, but played college ball instead per original text logic regarding draft choice context.
You might think this is new for him, but Sorrell has already hit a single to go 2-for-4 in Single-A during his first week. It wasn’t always easy getting the weather right though, and you know how baseball goes when it rains.
The First Pro Home Run Arrives
Mere minutes into the second leg of a doubleheader at Segra Park on Friday night happened this specific event. Caden Sorrell launched the first home run of his pro career onto the terraced berm beyond the right-field fence, sending four young fans scrambling.
The ball was secured after a brief scuffle occurred near that wall. Cubs fans would probably agree that it is a baseball worthy of a glass display case and a spot on a shelf for sure.
A Pedigree That Runs in the Blood
Sorrell proved his raw tools strong during his three seasons at Texas A&M before making this move. In his final campaign, he slashed .341/.434/.743 by virtue of slugging 23 home runs and 20 doubles.
“It’s kind of just crazy to have my mom’s side playing in the Major Leagues and my dad’s side also,”
Sorrell said when participating at the Draft Combine back in 2023. That quote highlights where he gets his passion for the game.
Rising Star or Just Another Name?
Did you know that finding quick success isn’t foreign to top Cubs Draft picks like Josiah Hartshorn? He is an over-slot signing in the sixth round last year and has enjoyed one of the biggest breakout campaigns of 2026.
Sorrell became the first Aggie since 1999 to reach 20 in both categories during the same season at college level. His father was drafted out of high school by the Red Sox, opting to play college ball instead per his own story line.
The No. 62 overall pick boasts a strong baseball pedigree to go along with raw tools available for scouts today.
A Season That Has Been Up and Down
Your first hit came in the second at-bat of his first game Tuesday before that suspension happened early on Wednesday morning weather stopped play there. Thursday’s game was postponed, resulting in this Friday night doubleheader situation we saw today.
Sorrell ensured he had plenty of opportunities to start checking off milestones despite all these starts and stops along the way. For Sorrell, the weather hasn’t been kind in his first week of pro ball yet still managed this output.
This is not always easy for a prospect dealing with scheduling changes like last Tuesday’s debut game suspension did before that Wednesday delay occurred.
The Future Looks Bright Enough
Four games into his career, he’s batting .364 with a 1.053 OPS at this point in time now according to the stats provided by the organization. Just weeks after his last collegiate homer, Sorrell has secured his first pro ball home run successfully.
The club added him as their second-round pick in this year’s Draft which seems consistent with how they view talent development cycles generally within baseball management teams today.
Allison Mast is a contributor for MLB.com who covered the story during that time period when these events were unfolding on screen and radio waves simultaneously across America watching it happen live from Myrtle Beach. It remains to be seen if he can sustain this velocity over longer distances like spring training usually demands next season.
You might think this is a fluke, but writing on the wall suggests high ceilings for Sorrell given his background alone so far in professional play contexts across different levels of competition currently active within baseball leagues nationwide today.