Downs committed to attend the University of Miami on a college baseball scholarship after attending Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens, Florida and playing for the school’s baseball team as a shortstop
Jeter Deion Downs, a Colombian-American professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, was born on July 27, 1998.
Downs attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, where he was a shortstop for the baseball team. On a baseball scholarship, he has committed to attend the University of Miami.
Downs was drafted 32nd overall in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.
He received a $1.825 million signing bonus from the Reds.
He was sent to the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League shortly after signing, where he spent the whole of his first professional season, batting.267 with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 50 games.
Downs hit.257 with 13 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 37 stolen bases in 120 games with the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League in 2018.
Where did Jeter Downs go to College?
University of Miami
When Downs was in high school, he attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, and played shortstop for the school’s baseball team, he decided to pursue a scholarship to the University of Miami and continue his baseball career there.
