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Giovanni Russo is a 2025 1B/3B with a 6-1 215 lb. frame from Huntsville, AL who attends Virgil Grissom. Big broad shouldered build with plenty of present strength. Right handed hitter, loads his hand near his early, reverse toe tap load with limited lower half shift into contact, can get into his strong lower half much more for additional bat speed and pop, swing is short from his launch, hands driven swing with mostly pull side contact, has the strength to improve as a hitter with adjustments. 7.39 runner in the sixty. Primary first baseman on defense, step by step actions to the ball, tends to get his glove down late on ground balls, makes accurate throws from a long arm action, had an idea on his footwork for his second base feeds.