Education
Cron attended Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona.
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He played for the school"s baseball team as a catcher, and had a.560 batting average in 2011, his senior year. He set Arizona state high records for home runs in a season (27) and a career (60). He was named to the United States of America Today"s All-United States of America high school baseball team
Prior to the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Baseball America ranked him as the 133rd best prospect available.
He was selected in the third round of the draft by the Seattle Mariners, but opted not to sign. enrolled at Texas Christian University (Texas Christian University), where he played college baseball for the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs baseball team He suffered a back injury that cost him playing time as a freshman, but batted.338 with six home runs and 34 runs batted in (RBIs) in 43 games.
As a sophomore. struggled, batting only.208, with two home runs, and 20 RBIs. After his sophomore season, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), where he improved his performance, "s.350 batting average was second in the CCBL, and he was named the west division"s most valuable player in the league"s All-Star Game.
He hit six home runs in 2014, his junior year, including one in the 2014 College World Series.
He was named the first baseman on the College World Series All-Tournament Team. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected in the 14th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He signed. made his professional debut with the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, and received a midseason promotion to the Hillsboro Hops of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.
In 2015, he played for the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League.
Membership
He is a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks" organization.
