North Jersey baseball star boosting MLB Draft stock at new position
Jason Amalbert has been a Division I shortstop prospect since his freshman year, but the potential MLB Draft pick is now taking on a new position.
Jason Amalbert has been a Division I shortstop prospect since his freshman baseball season at DePaul Catholic. Now a senior, the Oklahoma commit is one of three D-I shortstops on the Spartans but the only one who is also a 2026 MLB Draft prospect. So, what prompted DePaul coach Joe Gambardella to move Amalbert to center field this spring?
“I thought the projection [for him] was always in the outfield,” Gambardella said. “I’ve talked to major-league scouts that give him, like, a George Springer comp[arison], which is kind of cool. I just think his athleticism plays in the middle of the field.
” The 2025 DePaul infield featured Amalbert at third, J. C. Pacheco (Arizona State) at shortstop and Aiden Ogando (James Madison) at second base in most games when Amalbert was not pitching.
Yes, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound right-hander does that, too. As for the move to the outfield, “I think it was just a good chance for me to be seen at every position,” Amalbert said. “Our middle guys hold it down pretty well, with Aiden and J.
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