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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as the summer circuit is getting underway Prep Baseball California is beginning to highlight some of the top uncommitted class of '26 athletes ahead of the August, 1st contact date for this class. The player featured today is one of the top players in the state of California and figures prominently in our Class of 2026 Rankings. The players featured within our Uncommitted Spotlight series are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts both through our in person looks at players and/or the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on the number 7 ranked player in the 2026 class in SoCal '26 INF CJ Weinsten from Huntington Beach High School. An athletic wiry frame that shows some present strength to it at 6'1 18o lbs. with easy actions and loud offensive ability to his profile Weinstein has consistently performed across the board for the Prep Baseball California staff including being a part of the 2023 Future Games with Team California and at the recent Prep Baseball ProCase West where he excelled against top competition from Arizona, Utah, and Nevada as part of team California. During the workout portion of the day Weinstein shows well with his skill set across the board first with a 7.12 second 60 yard dash that includes a top run speed of 19.6 MPH. He moves around the INF where he shows off his actions at multiple spots during ground balls looking most comfortable at 2B, but showing well at SS and flashing arm strength with an 87 MPH INF arm velocity. While Weinstein is a solid defender where his tools show best presently and carry his profile is on the offensive side of the game with an advanced LH bat that shows impact. During batting practice sessions Weinstein consistently barrels baseballs from the middle to pull side of the field including a peak EV at 99 MPH with 90.2 MPH average EV and a 86% sweet spot rate. His ProCase West BP was highlighted by a blast over the scoreboard at Pepperdine in straight away RF off the massive brick wall just beyond it. The swing itself is fluid with present bat speed at 71.9 MPH an explosive turn generating 20.8 G's of rotational acceleration to allow his hands to work through the zone at 22.7 MPH with leverage in his bat path to be an impact top of the order hitter. With his abundance of tools on the offensive side, solid athleticism, and upside Weinstein was a key performer playing at a high level in game this spring for the CIF-SS D1 semifinalist Huntington Beach Oilers program. Weinstein posted a strong .322 average to go with a .411 OBP/.567 SLG and 7 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs, 17 runs scored while facing down elite competition within the state of California and nationally. The ceiling for Weinstein is very high as one of the best LH hitters in the state & nationally. As he continues to mature and develop as a player to go with his already stellar performance Weinstein has a chance to go to even higher levels of performance over the course of his final 2 years of high school/travel baseball. 

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Weinstein's profile to see full video and information.

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