The most anticipated day for young baseball athletes looking for an opportunity to play pro ball is upon us as Monday started the MLB Amateur Draft.
With the first pick to start the draft, the Baltimore Orioles pick catcher Adley Rutschman out of Oregon State.
Rutschman played three years at Oregon State, being selected in his Junior year to go pro.
Last season was his breakout year as he hit .408, with 102 hits in 250 at bats, 22 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 83 RBIs. Then this past spring his stroke translated to more power as he slugged 17 home runs in 182 at bats, while batting .418 and a .764 slugging percentage.
As for the rest of the draft, 10 pitchers were taken, followed closely by nine shortstops out of 32 first round picks.
1st Round:
2. Kansas City Royals – Bobby Witt Jr., SS – Colleyville Heritage HS
3. Chicago White Sox – Andrew Vaughn, 1B – California
4. Miami Marlins – J.J. Bleday, OF – Vanderbilt
5. Detroit Tigers – Riley Greene, OF – Hagerty HS
6. San Diego Padres – CJ Abrams, SS – Blessed Trinity HS
7. Cincinnati Reds – Nick Lodolo, P – TCU
8. Texas Rangers – Josh Jung, 3B – Texas Tech
9. Atlanta Braves – Shea Langeliers, C – Baylor
10. San Francisco Giants – Hunter Bishop, OF – Arizona State
11. Toronto Blue Jays – Alek Manoah, P – West Virginia
12. New York Mets – Brett Baty, 3B – Lake Travis HS
13. Minnesota Twins – Keoni Cavaco, SS – Eastlake HS
14. Philadelphia Phillies – Bryson Stott, SS – UNLV
15. Los Angeles Angels – Will Wilson, SS – North Carolina State
16. Arizona Diamondbacks – Corbin Carroll, CF – Lakeside HS
17. Washington Nationals – Jackson Rutledge, P – San Jacinto College North
18. Pittsburgh Pirates – Quinn Priester, P – Cary Grove HS
19. St. Louis Cardinals – Zack Thompson, P – Kentucky
20. Seattle Mariners – George Kirby, P – Elon University
21. Atlanta Braves – Braden Shewmake, SS – Texas A&M
22. Tampa Bay Rays – Greg Jones, SS – UNC Wilmington
23. Colorado Rockies – Michael Toglia, 1B – UCLA
24. Cleveland Indians – Daniel Espino, P – Georgia Premier Academy
25. Los Angeles Dodgers – Kody Hoese, 3B – Tulane
26. Arizona Diamondbacks – Blake Walston, P – New Hanover HS
27. Chicago Cubs – Ryan Jensen, P – Fresno State University
28. Milwaukee Brewers – Ethan Small, P – Mississippi State
29. Oakland Athletics – Logan Davidson, SS – Clemson
30. New York Yankees – Anthony Volpe, SS – Delbarton School
31. Los Angeles Dodgers – Michael Bush, 2B – UNC
32. Houston Astros – Korey Lee, C – University of Cal Berkley
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