According to a press release issued by the Cape Cod Baseball League, Duke outfielder/pitcher Alex Hassan has signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox, who drafted him in the 20th round of this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft. A Boston area native, Hassan recieved a $90,000 signing bonus as well as an additional $45,000 to complete his college education.
Hassan signed his contract last Thursday, when he participated in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game held at Fenway Park. Hassan was hitting .298 for the Orleans Firebirds, where he was teammates with fellow Duke juniors Michael Ness and Jeremy Gould.
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Lots of teams like to come over here to Rainbow Stadium for pre-season games: UCLA, USC, etc. show off their drafted players. My personal favorites are the Japanese teams; what a display of machine-like discipline. I actually saw twenty-eight games altogether. Ha, the grounds keepers got to know me and would let me in the back gate.