News Source: Nashville Tennessean Online
| 6 months ago
Mike Minor stayed close to home for his college baseball career and has the chance to do so as a professional as well. The Vanderbilt junior left-hander, who is from Chapel Hill, Tenn., was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the seventh overall...
News Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
| 6 months ago
The first round of the major league draft was being televised yesterday by the new MLB Network, and San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg was among those invited for the festivities...He was surrounded by family and friends, teammates and...
News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| 6 months ago
The Dodgers' first choice in the amateur player draft Tuesday was left-handed pitcher Aaron Miller, 21, who just completed his junior year at Baylor. "I couldn't be more ecstatic," Miller said. "I was kind of crossing my fingers. I came home from L.
News Source: Star Phoenix
| 6 months ago
In B.C.-born hurler James Paxton, they got a guy Tuesday who is already used to team colours. Kentucky Wildcats, was picked 37th overall by the Blue Jays in major league baseball's annual first-year player draft. Prior to going to Kentucky, he had...
News Source: Star Phoenix
| 6 months ago
The Toronto Blue Jays got the player they wanted with their first choice and also nabbed the top Canadian as they loaded up on pitching early in Major League Baseball's 2009 amateur draft yesterday. The Blue Jays used the 20th overall pick on right-...
News Source: The Hartford Courant
| 6 months ago
When the Arizona Diamondbacks requested a face-to-face visit with A.J. Pollock, the Hebron native could tell team officials were interested. "It was like a job interview," Pollock said last week. The Diamondbacks heavily scouted Pollock at Notre Dame...