Michael Hermosillo

Class of 2013 Michael Hermosillo excelled in both football and baseball at Ottawa Township High School and is OTHS’s first Major League Baseball player, currently playing outfield for the Los Angeles Angels. While at OTHS Michael was twice The Times’ Football Player of the Year and also twice The Times’ Baseball Player of the Year. He received a scholarship to play football at the University of Illinois after being one of the top running backs and defensive backs in the State of Illinois during his three year varsity career. He continues to own numerous alltime and season rushing records at OTHS, including 1st in career scoring (296 points), 1st in season scoring (180 points), 2nd in career rushing (3,470 yards), 1st and 4th in season rushing (2,005 and 1,324 yards), and 1st, 5th, and 6th in single game rushing (351, 291, and 283 yards). He was an All-State selection his senior year leading OTHS to the quarterfinals of the state football playoffs with the team finishing 11-1. In baseball at OTHS he was also All-State his senior year batting .485, and during his four years on the OTHS varsity had a batting average of .435. In 2013 Michael was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels and signed with them, foregoing football at the University of Illinois. He worked his way through the Angels’ farm system before being called up to the Major League Los Angeles Angels on May 18, 2018.