Robert Hassell III #6

Selected in the 1st round (No. 8 overall) by the San Diego Padres in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Independence High School in Thompson's Stattion, Tennessee... received a $4.3 million signing bonus from the Padres when he signed on June 23, 2020... was the first high schooler taken in the 2020 Draft... batted .423 with 14 home runs as a junior in high school and took home state player of the year honors in in 2019 and 2020... Hassell's bonus was well below the slot’s $5.18 million value... Hassell hit .385/.467/.654 at the MLB Prospect Development Pipeline Showcase in 2019... hit .514 at the 18-U World Cup in South Korea, earning International Player of the Year honors for his performance in the tournament.

Made his Minor League debut with the Padres on May 4, 2021 with Lake Elsinore, scoring a run vs. Visalia... hit his first professional home run on May 6, 2021... promoted to Fort Wayne on Aug. 28, 2021... voted an MiLB.com Padres Organization All-Star in 2021... returned to Fort Wayne in 2022 and was selected to the All-Star Futures Game in Los Angeles as part of the National League Futures roster... ranked as the Padres' No. 1 prospect at the 2022 Trade Deadline in August.