2025 marks PressBox’s ninth annual Best Of edition celebrating the top people, performances and moments of the year.
Best High School Male Athlete
In November, Mookie Betts turned a 6-3 double play to clinch a second straight World Series championship for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In several years, Long Reach graduate Aidan West could be the one making that play.
West was drafted by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2025 MLB Draft and signed for about $1.3 million.
“I got interviewed about a month before the draft and someone asked me, ‘What was going to be the best part?’ And I said, ‘Honestly, hearing Long Reach High School being called on MLB Network,'” West said. “That’s definitely something I take a lot of pride in.”
See Also:
• Dodgers Fourth-Rounder Aidan West Proud Of Path Through Long Reach High School
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Aidan West
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