Player Profile: Wyatt Langford

Wyatt Langford was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 15, 2001. He played high school baseball at Trenton High School in Trenton, FL. He was the third-ranked baseman and the 31^st overall player in Florida. Langford had his best season in his junior year when he hit .438 with 28 hits, six doubles, three triples, five home runs, 34 RBI, and 31 runs scored. In high school, he played in 107 games and hit .394 with 124 hits, 27 doubles, nine triples, 13 home runs, 114 RBIs, and 105 runs scored.

Wyatt Langford College

Langford committed to Florida and was the 12th-ranked third baseman and 144^th overall player in the country in 2020. Langford at Florida would play three seasons slashing .363/.471.746 with a 1.217 OPS. He had 37 doubles, six triples, and 47 home runs. He achieved 120 RBI and scored 156 runs. Additionally, he made 16 stolen bases and 92 walks. In 2023, his final season, he slashed .373/.498/.784 with a 1.282 OPS. He had 28 doubles, three triples, and 21 home runs. Langford had 57 RBI and scored 83 runs. He made nine stolen bases and 56 walks.

Langford in 2021, played for Charlottesville in the Valley League, where he slashed .346/.459/.527 with a .987 OPS. He had seven doubles, two triples, and three home runs. He achieved 20 RBI and scored 21 runs. Additionally, he made six stolen bases and 20 walks. In 2022, he played for Peninsula of the Coastal Plain League, where he slashed .394/.474/.697 with a 1.171 OPS; he had two doubles, one triple, two home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored, three stolen bases, and three walks.

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Wyatt Langford Draft

Entering the 2023 draft, Langford was ranked as the third-best prospect. However, he fell to four when the Texas Rangers selected him.

Wyatt Langford Rangers Tenure

2023

Langford jumped right into the top 100 on MLB.com, ranking 13^th. He played for four levels in the Rangers organization after being drafted. He started at rookie ball. Then he went to High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. Finally, he reached Triple-A Round Rock. He slashed .360/.480/.677 with a 1.157 OPS; he had 17 doubles, two triples, ten home runs, 30 RBI, 36 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, and 36 walks. He wasted no time, with his lowest average being .333 at High-A.

2024

Langford entered the season as the fifth-ranked prospect by Baseball America and the sixth by MLB Pipeline. He played for Triple-A Round Rock and Texas. In three games with Round Rock he hit .200 with a .473 OPS. He had two runs scored. In 134 games with the Rangers, he hit .253 with a .415 OPS. Langford had 25 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, 74 RBI, and 74 runs scored.