Jon Singleton was once one of the top prospects in baseball. At 31, he’s still trying to get back to the majors, but there’s no doubt he had prodigious power.
The Astros signed Singleton to a five-year, $10 million contract extension in 2014, the largest ever for a player who had yet to appear in an MLB game. While he made his big league debut later that year, he struggled to make contact and spent most of the following season in the minors. After continued struggles at the plate and a 100-game suspension for a third positive marijuana test, the Astros released Singleton in ’18.
Singleton finally got back to the majors earlier this season with the Brewers after an eight-year absence, but he was released after 11 games. That cleared the way for a reunion with the Astros, who signed him and sent him to Triple A Sugar Land. In Thursday’s game against the Las Vegas Aviators, Singleton hit one of the best homers of the season.
