Who is Whit Merrifield's brother?

May 2024 · 2 minute read

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Hite Merrifield is an American baseball player at Wake Forest University. Hite is a good athlete and defender with a lot of upsides. For now, he’s likely to be a late-inning pinch runner and defensive replacement. Hite was an honor roll member all four years of high school.

Who is Whit Merrifield’s brother Hite Merrifield?

Hite is the younger brother of the Baseball champion Whit Merrifield, who has been a member of the Kansas City Royals since being called up in 2016 and had a walk-off hit to clinch the 2010 College World Series for South Carolina.

Hite was born on July 28, 2000, to Bill and Kissy Merrifield.  Hite’s father, Bill is an Assistant AD Development at Wake Forest and he was a two-time ACC Player of the Year at Wake Forest and was a second-round pick of the California Angels, and his mother, Kissy, played tennis at Wake Forest.

He appeared in seven games, seeing action as a pinch hitter, pinch runner, and defensive replacement. He went 2-for-5 at the plate with a double and RBI, and he doubled in his collegiate debut against Milwaukee in February 2015.

Hite was rated as a top-500 recruit in the class of 2019 by Perfect Game before reclassifying and enrolling at Wake Forest in January 2019. He earned all-conference and team MVP honors his junior season. He also played football and was an all-conference defensive back.

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