Bubba Thompson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 9, 1998 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Thompson signed with the Rangers a few short days after the draft. He was assigned to the AZL Rangers where he posted a.257 batting record with three home runs, 12 RBIs and a.344/.446 slugging average in thirty games. He was with the Hickory Crawdads in the Class A South Atlantic League for 2018, where he posted a.289/.344/.446 batting average with eight home runs and 42 RBIs. He also stole 32 bases.
Thompson was ranked as the #48 overall prospect in baseball by Baseball Prospectus in their preseason 2019 Top 101 list. Thompson was ranked as the #108 overall prospect in baseball by Fangraphs in their preseason 2019 Top 130 list.
He initially committed to Auburn University in order to play college baseball. However, he changed his mind and decided to commit to the University of Alabama in February 2017. He was a three-star football recruit and also received offers from the University of Tennessee as well as the University of Mississippi to play college football.
Thompson was a top prospect for the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. The Texas Rangers drafted him in the first round.
Thompson was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League for the 2019 season. He was placed on the injured list on April 17, after suffering a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. He finished an injury marred season hitting .178/.261/.312/.573 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in 57 games. Thompson played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the 2019 season, and was named a Fall League All-Star.
