Mike Soroka is one reason why the Canadian national team works in an effort to help professional scouts see Canadian players.
A product of the Canadian Junior National 18U team, the Calgary, Alberta native was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round of the 2015 amateur draft. Soroka decided to forego his college baseball career and would jump right into the Braves organization.
Mike Soroka would work his way through the organization and would eventually be called to the major leagues on May 1, 2018. He would start three games for the Braves before landing on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.
He would not appear in the major leagues until mid-June, where after 2 games, he was again sent back to the disabled list with the same right shoulder inflammation that had hampered him earlier in the season. He would not play again that season.
Coming into 2019, Soroka was expected to be part of the young core of the Atlanta Braves starting rotation. Experiencing shoulder discomfort once again, he was shut down and would not resume throwing until mid-March. He would begin the season in AAA, where he currently is now.
A young prospect with injuries galore., there is hope that Mike Soroka could factor into the major leagues and hopefully stay there, and stay off the injured list.