Sentence examples for a rising prospect from inspiring English sources

He quickly established himself as a rising prospect during his first season with the Marlins, being named the National League's rookie of the year in 2013.

There was, for instance, a recent assessment of the Malignaggi-Broner fight scheduled for June, in which The Boxing Tribune described the local boy, Paul Malignaggi, as "Golden Boy's Thanksgiving turkey, kept in the backyard and fattened up" for Mr. Broner, a rising prospect from Ohio.

A rising prospect, Horiguchi continues to improve his wrestling and ground game.

A rising prospect in the bantamweight division, Almeida (17-0, 1-0 UFC) comes from Brazil's legendary Chute Boxe gym.

After the West Virginia game, Sports Illustrated considered Smith a rising prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft and described him as "a true vertical threat who has NFL size and home-run hitting speed".

A big and tall welterweight, standing 6-foot-3, Breese (9-0, 2-0 UFC) retired Ireland's Cathal Pendred with a vicious knockout in his last bout, and is still considered a rising prospect.

Even the most pro-Europe of Greece's political parties, the conservative New Democracy, which came in first, has said a less austere agreement is crucial to a country with a 22 percent unemployment rate and the rising prospect of social unrest.

Despite the rising prospect of a fiscal pump-priming effort from Washington, investors on Wall Street remained in a black mood as data showed that the housing debacle was getting worse and beginning to bring down the rest of the economy.

He took care of business against another rising prospect, Dominic Thiem, but not without a fight, winning 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.

Also in the welterweight division, rising prospect Alan Jouban made quick work of Australian Richard Walsh, landing a picturesque elbow to Walsh's temple, before attacking with punches that sent Walsh crumpling to the canvas.

A former winner on The Ultimate Fighter, Corey Anderson (7-1, 4-1 UFC) has long been touted as rising prospect on account of his pressure, athleticism, and volume punching.