Federal agent Jack Bauer has chimed in on MLB draft prospect Jack Bauer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiefer Sutherland, the actor who played the counter-terrorism operative named Jack Bauer in the hit TV show \u201c24,\u201d confirmed he has been following along with the flame-throwing baseball player of his character\u2019s namesake<\/a>, who wears the number 24 in honor of the show.<\/p>\n Sutherland is a fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jack Bauer is a top pitching prospect for the MLB Draft. Perfect Game<\/p>\n \u201cTo see someone excel at that level at such a young age, and the fact that he has the last name Bauer and his parents chose to call him Jack\u2026It\u2019s kind of fun for me,\u201d Sutherland told MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cLike I said, I\u2019m not the most avid baseball fan, but now I\u2019ve got something to root for.\u201d<\/p>\n Bauer \u2014 the pitcher \u2014 is MLB.com\u2019s 44th-ranked draft prospect who can spin a 103 mph fastball, making him the hardest-throwing high school baseball player of all time on record.\u00a0<\/p>\n A 6-foot-3, 190-pound left-hander, the 18-year-old Bauer is a product of Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Ill.<\/p>\n He\u2019s widely expected to be selected during this year\u2019s draft, which starts on Sunday and continues into next Monday.<\/p>\n Kiefer Sutherland played Jack Bauer on the hit TV show \u201c24.\u201d Getty Images for Paramount+<\/p>\n Once drafted, Bauer will have the choice to sign with whichever organization selects him or play college baseball at Mississippi State, where he is committed.<\/p>\n