Mike Florides

When you’re a quiet, unassuming kid it can sometimes be hard to stand out from a crowded pack. Except when you’re a talented baseball player and your brother was drafted out of HS, as is the case with St. Dominic sophomore Mike Florides. His brother, Andrew, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 27th round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Holy Cross HS. The 2019 grad recently transferred from Glen Cove HS and happens to be one of the smoothest infielders on the island. He stated that he emulates his play after Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs and you can see he possesses a similar flair. While Mike always had the athleticism and baseball IQ, he was very small for his size. As recently as last spring, he was under 5’0″ which potentially could limit his ceiling as a ...