Rob Refsnyder OF

Rob Refsnyder  OF

Selected by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Arizona... ranked by MLB.com as Yankees' No. 6 prospect and No. 7 among all second base prospects entering 2015 season... was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2012 College World Series, helping Arizona win the title... also won a gold medal with the USA Youth National Team in 2007... tabbed by MiLB.com as an Organization All-Star in 2013… in 2013, ranked second among Yankees Minor Leaguers in SB and third in BA…ranked second in the FSL in walks (78) and OBP (.408)… led Tampa in runs and walks, also tying for the lead in doubles… in 2012, he made his professional debut with Charleston, batting .241 (39-for-162) with 8 doubles, 4 HR and 22 RBI... BORN: 3/26/91 in Seoul, South Korea... resdies in Laguna Hills, California... was an outfielder in college, but the Yankees were intrigued by the possibility of moving him to second base, which they did in his first full professional season in 2013... son of Jane and Clint, also has one sister, Elizabeth, who played softball player at Kenyon College... Father, Clint, played basketball at Muhlenberg College... enjoys going to the beach and spending time with friends... at Arizona, he was enrolled in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a major in regional development and a minor in sports management... was adopted with his sister when he was three months old, and moved to California... graduated from Laguna Hills High School in Laguna Hills, Calif., in 2009, where he was named First team All-CIF as a senior... named Pacific Coast League (High School) MVP as a senior and named to the All-PCL (HIgh School) First Team as a junior... Holds school records for highest career batting average and highest single season batting average ... Also starred at LHHS as a football and basketball player.