High School Years
Phelps attended Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho, where he was the baseball team's Most Valuable Player as a senior, and graduated 4th in his class in 1996 with a 3.94 GPA.
Phelps was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays as a catcher in the 10th round of the 1996 draft. Phelps planned to pursue engineering in college before he signed with the Blue Jays.
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