2026 MLB Draft Canada: Zij Mina

Name: Zij Mina

Position: INF

B/T: L/R

Graduate Year: 2026

High School: Our Lady of the Bay, Ontario, Canada 

Committed: Yes - Vernon College (NJCAA D1)

Club Team: Mississauga Tigers HPP

Background 

Zij Mina may be one of Canada’s top turn-around players; a name that recently started to surface amongst Ontario’s elite. Mina plays for the Mississauga High Performance Program. He was also involved New Balance Futures Stars Series, the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays Canadian Futures Showcase, and Prep Baseball’s Best of the West event. 

Mina took the appropriate steps to enhance his tools and on the field, specifically his athleticism and his bat. All around his physical and fundamental profiles, improvement was noticeable and eventually led to a collegiate opportunity at Vernon College, a NJCAA division one program in Texas. Recent showings of Mina are spiking interest for the 2026 MLB Draft. 

Physical Maturity

Mina is very noticeable on the ball field. He stands 6’3” at 205 lbs with a strong muscular and athletic frame. He’s grown over the years and continues to add strength. Mina’s physicality is guided by a regimented professional routine which prioritizes high explosiveness, ground-up strength, and speed. 

Statistics 

Best of the West (Prep Baseball, British Columbia, Canada - April 2026)

6 for 14, 2 HR, 1 2B , 1 3B , 6 H

Hasption Academy (Palenque, Dominican Republic - March 2026)

12 for 22, .545 BA , 12 H , 8 2B , 1 3B , 2 HR, 4 K , 8 BB 

Metrics 

April 2026 Metrics:

Exit Velocity: 96.2 MPH

Hand Speed: 24.7 MPH

Bat Speed: 77.6 MPH

Infield Velocity: 84 MPH

60-yard: 7.21 seconds 

30-yard: 4.12 seconds 

Hard Hit %: 65%

Sweet Spot %: 76%

Max Distance: 372 ft

Synopsis 

Mina has transformed his body from average performance to elite performance; this has been the biggest piece to his overall development. He’s worked with professional trainers to execute a professional athlete strength and conditioning program, where his movement has inclined.

His 6’3” 205 lbs frame makes him a real physical presence on the field and in the batters box. The lefty-hitter moves the barrel of the bat well through the zone with a consistent power-swing, giving good air time and line-drive style rips. 

He can use the whole field, with a dominance of up the middle and pull-side. Mina went yard opposite field and straight-away center field. His approach is to stay up the middle with good launch led by quick hands and average bat speed. 

He sees the ball well and has good pitch recognition. Mina will be a solid addition to Vernon College, adding depth to their lineup as well as run production. He’s projectable from an offensive stand-point and is solid defensively at first base. 

Evaluator: Nick Prasad (1stOverall Sports)