Broad Channel resident Mike Sirota last weekend was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of Major League Baseball’s 2024 Draft.
Sirota, 21, great-nephew of Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher—and Astoria native—Whitey Ford, patrols centerfield for the Northeastern University Howlin Huskies. The junior was previously drafted out of high school in 2021 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“Best of luck in the MLB, we will all be rooting for you!” City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) wrote on Facebook.
“Thank you!! My son has been working his whole life for this and made huge sacrifices to get to this point,” Sirota’s mom, Kelli Bartels, gushed in response to Ariola’s post.
Photo Courtesy of Northeastern University
