Who is Heston Kjerstad?

Heston’  Swayer’ Kjerstad is a well-known American professional baseball player. He plays as an outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He is known for being drafted second overall in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.

Quick Info
Full NameHeston Sawyer Kjerstad
Date Of BirthFebruary 12, 1999
Birth Place Amarillo, Texas, United States
Nationality American
ProfessionBaseball player
Age22 years
Height6 ft. 2 in
Weight100 kg
Net worth$1 Million - $5 Million

Early Life, Parents

Heston Kjerstad was born on the 12th of February 1999 in Amarillo, Texas, United States of America (USA). His parents’ names are not disclosed. He hasn’t revealed any information regarding his early life and family members. We will update this section as soon as new information about his early life or family members is revealed.

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Heston Kjerstad image source fayett eville flyers

Nationality, Physical Features, and Zodiac

Height ,Weight ,and Age

Heston Kjerstad’s nationality is American. He belongs to the White ethnicity.

He has an athletic body of height 1.91 m or 6 feet 2 and a half inch and weighs 100 kg or 220 lbs. His body measurements, like the size of his chest, waist, and hips, are not known. His shoe size is also not known. The color of his hair is light brown, and the color of his eyes is blue.

His zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Academic Qualification

Heston Kjerstad studied at Randall High School. He used to play baseball since his high school days. He was good at it. After the completion of high school, he played college baseball at Arkansas. He studied at the University of Arkansas.

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Heston Kjerstad image source Amarillo globe-news

Personal Life: Relationships

There are no records of Jaylen’s past relationships. He has kept his personal life very private. Maybe he has a girlfriend right now and doesn’t want us to know, or maybe he doesn’t have a girlfriend. There are no reports of him dating anyone right now. He might as well be single and focusing on his career right now.

MLB Career

Heston Kjerstad attended Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas, and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 36th round in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. He thought that he wasn’t ready to play at the professional level so, he chose to play college baseball at Arkansas, where he was teammates with Royals farmhand Eric Cole. In 2018, he hit 14 home runs and was declared SEC Freshman of the Year after setting a school freshman record.

He then hit.331/.408/.567 with 15 home runs leading the Razorbacks to their second consecutive College World Series appearance. He was the leading hitter for the USA Collegiate National Team in the summer of 2019, and in the season this year, he hit .448 with six home runs in a total of 16 games. The rest of the season was canceled due to the global pandemic of COVID-19.

Heston was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the second overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed his contract with the Baltimore Orioles on the 30th of June, 2020. He was given $5.2 million as a signing bonus.

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Heston Kjerstad image source baseball prospect journal

What is Heston Kjerstad’s Net worth?

The 22 years old has earned a huge amount of money playing baseball professionally. He has a brand endorsement with Nike. So, he not only earns money by playing baseball, he earns money from his endorsement with Nike.  He has not revealed his net worth, but it is estimated to be between $1 Million – $5 Million.

Social Media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Heston Kjerstad is quite active on his social media, with 17.8K followers on Instagram (@hestonkjerstad) and 11.4K followers on Twitter (@hestonkjerstad). He is not active on Facebook.

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