Red Sox prospect Kristian Campbell went 4-for-4 with a homer, double, walk, two runs and three RBIs in High-A Greenville’s 8-2 win over Asheville on Thursday.
He has homered in three consecutive games, including one blast with a 110 mph exit velocity. The 21-year-old is 16-for-58 (.276) with a .391 on-base percentage, .569 slugging percentage, .960 OPS, four homers, five doubles, 12 RBIs, 11 runs, one steal, 10 walks and 19 strikeouts in 16 games so far this season for the Drive.
Boston drafted him in the compensation fourth round (132nd overall) out of Georgia Tech in 2023. He’s batting .294 with a .418 on-base percentage, .516 slugging percentage, .934 OPS, five homers, nine doubles, two triples, 17 RBIs, 20 runs, 20 walks and 37 strikeouts in his first 38 professional games.
He has started seven games at second base, five games in center field and three games at DH this season. He also made starts at both corner outfield spots last year.
Campbell entered 2024 ranked Boston’s No. 30 prospect on MassLive’s Top 25 Red Sox prospect list.
He’s known for his bat-to-ball skills. The 6-foot-3, 191-pounder struck out only 17 times in 217 plate appearances (7.8% strikeout percentage) at Georgia Tech as a sophomore last spring. He had a 90% contact rate and 94% in-zone contact rate, per Baseball America.
