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The 17-year-old from Surfers Paradise Baseball Club signed a contract on Saturda
y with the Athletics, one of thirty Major League Baseball clubs.
今天运动家队宣布签下澳洲籍17岁新秀Max Durrington
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他是在澳洲冲浪者天堂(Surfers Paradise)棒球俱乐部打球
It comes with a signing bonus believed to be over seven figures (AUD) – one of
the largest for a first professional contract in Australian baseball history.
签约金超过一百万澳币
而根据另一篇报导是大约120万澳币(约81万美金)
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Earlier in 2024, Max announced his commitment to powerhouse NCAA Division 1 scho
ol Arizona State – a program which has produced more major leaguers than any ot
her college outfit in the United States.
Max Durrington表示他原本计画是大学飞去美国读(亚利桑那州立大学)
然后在大二用选秀方式进美职
Max pivoted after discussions with the Athletics.
“The idea was always to go the college route and enter the draft in my sophomor
e year, but the Athletics came in with a life-changing contract offer and I coul
dn’t turn it down,” he says. “
但绿帽开给他一大笔钱，让他没办法拒绝
就直接签了XDD
What also makes the decision easier was how the minor league pathway has changed
for the better. Plus, going pro and making the MLB was always the dream. This g
ets me one step closer.”
此外小联盟环境的改善，也让他觉得能提早进去
The Athletics, currently playing in Oakland, are scheduled to move to Las Vegas
by 2026.
They have two other Australian players in their system. South Australian pitcher
and MLB-arm Jack O’Loughlin is currently with the Big-League club, and Western
Australia’s BJay Cooke is playing in Single-A.
绿帽目前大联盟就有一位澳洲籍球员Jack O’Loughlin
A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO LOVES
Not only is Max an exceptional baseball player, but he also plays elite junior R
ugby Union.
Durrington has grown up playing state-representative junior rugby for the Queens
land Reds.
话说他除了棒球外，本身也有双栖打橄榄球
He was faced with a choice – baseball or rugby. It’s a choice his dad also had
as a teenager.
“Each season and year I would switch between what sport I love the most,” says
Max. “It came down to a question of which sport I wanted to play the rest of m
y life at a high level.”
最后他选择棒球当职业
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He first played competitive baseball as an eight-year-old at Mudgeeraba where he
played Rookie Ball and Little League.
8岁开始打少棒
At eleven, he switched to Surfers Paradise Baseball Club.
11岁来到冲浪者天堂棒球俱乐部打球
Max has represented Queensland at the U16 (twice) and U18 national championships
and attended Baseball Queensland High Performance Academies.
代表昆士兰州打过两次全国U-16/一次全国U-18
Betreen says it’s at the U16 and U18 Baseball Australia national events where M
ax caught his eye. He first saw Max play at the 2022 U16 Championships in Redcli
ffe as a 14-year-old.
绿帽球探在2022年澳洲全国U-16时开始关注他的
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