On Monday, the Augusta Green Jackets — the Atlanta Braves Low-A affiliate — announced that 2025 first-round pick Tate Southisene is set to make his professional debut this week.
𝒩𝐸𝒲 𝒞𝐻𝒜𝐿𝐿𝐸𝒩𝒢𝐸𝑅𝒮 𝒜𝒫𝒫𝑅𝒪𝒜𝒞𝐻𝐼𝒩𝒢
We have activated INF Tate Southisene and RHP Jaylen Paden to the roster!
They will both make their professional debuts at SRP Park this week. pic.twitter.com/JyuIYtzF64
— Augusta GreenJackets (@GreenJackets) August 18, 2025
This is a very quick turnaround for Southisene, who was playing high school baseball just a couple of months ago, where he starred at Basic High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Braves covet his athleticism, which gives him the ability to play all over, but he’ll begin his career as a shortstop.
“He has the tools to play just about anywhere on the field, because he’s got an above-average arm,” Braves scouting director Ronit Shah said of Southisene. “He’s a plus runner. And again, he has just the athleticism and the looseness and the twitch that you need to play — whether it’s shortstop, second or center. But we’re definitely going to send him out to play shortstop.”