With the 48th overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, the Seattle Mariners selected shortstop Edwin Arroyo, who dazzled at the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series powered by Program 15’s International Week event both in the field and at the plate.
Arroyo turned in one of the best defensive plays of the event at shortstop, and smacked a single in Game 2 at Fenway Park for the World Team as well.
“Arroyo for me is going to be as good as his motor allows him to be,” said Jeremy Booth, CEO and president of the Future Stars Series. “In other words, he’s going to decide for himself. It’s not going to be anyone else who’s going to dictate to him how good he can be. He can hit, he can defend, he can throw; he’s got a Marwin Gonzalez profile to me, which is a pretty good player. He can play everywhere and help you, occasionally with some power, occasionally with some hit. He’s a guy you can write in the lineup. To me, it’s all going to be up to him.”
Since 2003, he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for the Future Stars Series that he's held since 2017, Ashmore currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian.
A regular contributor to Baseball America, Ashmore has worked seven Super Bowls, 11 Stanley Cup Finals, the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,200 games covered in his career.
An avid card collector and sim racer, he lives with his wife, Sarah, their son William, and their beloved dog, Bailey, and cat, Smokey.
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