Trayce Thompson hails from southern California and has performed skilled baseball within the U.S. since being drafted within the second spherical of the 2009 MLB Draft. He’s about as American as they arrive on the floor, which is why it’s at first considerably jarring to see him taking part in for the alternative aspect on the World Baseball Traditional
Thompson was batting second and taking part in heart discipline for Nice Britain’s Group C pool play recreation in opposition to the U.S. on Saturday. And he did rapid injury for the Brits, too,  slugging a solo residence run off Adam Wainwright within the prime of the primary inning earlier than occurring so as to add a double within the third inning.
Thompson’s father is Mychal Thompson, a former NBA participant who was born within the Bahamas. As a result of the Bahamas had been a British crown colony — in addition they stay a parliamentary constitutional monarchy which acknowledges King Charles III as head of state — gamers simply want to have the ability to qualify for British citizenship so as to compete for Nice Britain. Having a mother or father born within the Bahamas did the trick for Thompson.
Because the Bahamas’ nationwide baseball group by itself isn’t ok to be eligible for the Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE), a lot of its gamers play for Britain in worldwide competitions. A number of gamers on the Nice Britain WBC group, for example, are from the Bahamas.
This previous season, the 31-year-old Thompson batted .268 with 13 residence runs and a .901 OPS in 74 video games with the Dodgers.Â
