Bubba Thompson was born June 9, 1998, in Jacksonville, Florida. He is an outfielder in the Teaxs Rangers organization.

Thompson attended McGill–Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, Alabama. He played both baseball and football in high school. He originally committed to Auburn University to play baseball but changed his commitment to the University of Alabama in February 2017. A three-star football recruit, he also received offers to play college football from the University of Tennessee and the University of Mississippi.

 

Thompson was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the draft. Bubba was ranked the #48 overall prospect in baseball by Baseball Prospectus in their preseason 2019 Top 101 list.

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