Complex sentence: Born in Los Angeles, California, Battey attended Jordan High School in the Watts neighborhood of LA and this was where he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago White Sox prior to the 1953 season.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Los Angeles, California, Battey attended Jordan High School in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago White Sox prior to the 1953 season.