Joey Stock is officially a professional baseball player. On Friday, Stock signed a free-agent contract with the Boston Red Sox. Stock just recently completed his third summer with the St. Cloud Rox and will await instructions from Boston. With minor league baseball enduring a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stock’s options likely include some means of an instructional league and/or private, guided training directed by the Red Sox staff.
Stock is a hard-throwing right-hander that played for St. John’s University (MN). Due to the 2020 season being cut short, Stock was granted another year of eligibility and then transferred to the University of Milwaukee Wisconsin. The 2020 season was his third with the Rox where he participated in the NWL’s 2019 Major League Dreams Showcase and compiled a 2-1 record, a 4.64 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 33 innings (30 appearances) over those three seasons. Stock is the 64th Rox player to be apart of an MLB organization.
The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its 26th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.stcloudrox.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile.
