Jace Peterson
Baseball Player
Second baseman who was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft and made his major league debut in 2014. He was previously a two-sport athlete at McNeese State University, where he was named the Southland Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
He played baseball, football and basketball at Hamilton Christian Academy in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
His first major league home run was a grand slam against Miami Marlins pitcher Mat Latos in May 2015.
He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
He joined All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman in Atlanta in 2015.