Bolingbrook High School Alum Drafted By Philadelphia Phillies

Bolingbrook IL

15 July, 2021

6:20 PM

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BOLINGBROOK, IL — Malik Binns, a right-handed pitcher who graduated from Bolingbrook High School in 2017, was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound baseball player, who went on to play baseball at Benedictine University, also made history as the first player in the program's 5 years to get drafted to the MLB. The first ever! Unbelievable accomplishment for Malik. #ProHawks #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/1YNkwsxS52— BenU Mesa Baseball (@BenMesaBaseball) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/BenMesaBas... 13, 2021 Binns was picked 535th in round 18 of the draft. He struck out 55 batters this season and walked 36 in 55 innings, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. A pitcher this summer for the Kingsport Axmen in the Appalachian League, which is now one of the MLB's collegiate summer baseball leagues, Binns is also the first player to be drafted from the program as well. ICYMI: Malik Binns became the first player in Kingsport Axmen history to be drafted!! Congratulations, @officialMbinns! #AxEm pic.twitter.com/N7cOspYCsG— Kingsport Axmen (@KingsportAxmen) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/KingsportA... 14, 2021 Although the baseball player hadn't put out a statement addressing the draft as of Thursday, he has retweeted several congratulatory posts. (For more news and information like this, subscribe to the Bolingbrook Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!)