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Eight Express alumni selected in Major League Baseball Draft
Eight Eau Claire Express alumni have been selected on the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft. Infielder Emilio Barreras was selected Monday in the eighth round by the Miami Marlins. He was the 228th pick overall. Barreras played for Eau Claire in 2024. Advertisement Pitcher Tayler Montiel was later drafted in the 12th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was the 363rd overall pick. Montiel played for the Express in 2023. George Bilecki also was picked in the 12th round. He was taken by the San Diego Padres with the 370th overall selection. Bilecki played for the Express this season and also in 2024. Bilecki, an outfielder, batted .293 with one home run and seven RBIs in 10 games for Eau Claire this year. Express alum Isaac Lyon was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 10th round. He played for Eau Claire in 2023. Express alum Matt Hoskins was chosen by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round. He played for Eau Claire in 2024. Advertisement Express alum Trevor Haskins was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 15th round. He played for Eau Claire in 2022. Express alum Tyler Schmitt was drafted in the 17th round by the San Diego Padres. Schmitt played for Eau Claire in 2023. Express alum Freddy Rodriguez was picked in the 20th round by the Chicago Cubs. He played for Eau Claire in 2023.
CTV News
2 days ago
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Reds select Riverhawks pitcher in MLB Draft
Carson Latimer is now major-league property. The hard-throwing pitcher for the Edmonton Riverhawks saw his name called in the 12th round, 354th overall, of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday by the Cincinnati Reds. The 21-year-old right-hander who attends Sacramento State University is in the Riverhawks' starting rotation. The 6-foot-3, 210-lb. native of Delta, B.C., who is 2-0 with a 0.85 earned-run average and 21 strikeouts in four starts for the West Coast League (WCL) club, threw the fastest pitch recorded in the four years of Riverhawks history. He threw a fastball clocked at 99 miles per hour on July 1 during the team's sold-out Canada Day game against the Port Angeles Lefties. Latimer played the U.S. college spring season for Sacramento State, going 2-3 in 15 appearances for the Hornets, seven of them starts. He finished the spring campaign with a 6.14 ERA, striking out 28 and walking 26 in 36.2 innings of work. The Riverhawks are 6-3, good for second in second-half play in the league's North Division, 2-12 games behind the Victoria HarbourCats. The summer collegiate squad placed third in the first half of the season with a 14-12 record, 3-1/2 games behind the first-place Bellingham Bulls. Edmonton returns to WCL action on Friday (7:05 p.m.) at ReMax Field to begin a three-game set against the visiting Kamloops NorthPaws.
CTV News
2 days ago
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Baseball player, born in Waterloo, picked in first round of MLB draft
Charles Davalan, who was born in Waterloo, Ont. but grew up in Montreal, Que., was selected Sunday in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. The 21-year-old outfielder was picked 41st overall by the L. A. Dodgers. Davalan moved to Florida for his senior year of high school and then headed to Florida Gulf Coast University. He then switched to the University of Arkansas where he played for the Razorbacks. According to the MLB, Davalan hit .346 with a .994 OPS, had 14 home runs and 60 RBIs with the Razorbacks, and made it to the semifinals of the College World Series. Davalan only struck out 27 times in his 317 appearances at the plate. His fellow Razorbacks teammates, Zach Root, was also picked up by the Dodgers. Davalan was ranked the 54th draft prospect ahead of Sunday night's MLB selection.
News.com.au
2 days ago
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Nationals make 17-year-old Willits youngest No.1 in MLB Draft history
Eli Willits, a 17-year-old US high school shortstop, was selected by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in Sunday's Major League Baseball Draft at Atlanta. The switch-hitting teen from Oklahoma's Fort Cobb-Broxton High School became the youngest-ever number one overall selection in the MLB Draft. "I'm just excited and thankful for the Nationals organization for giving me this chance," Willits said. "I'm just ready to get out there and get to work." The move came only a week after the Nationals, who have not made the playoffs since winning the 2019 World Series, fired general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez with assistant general manager Mike DeBartolo named the interim general manager and bench coach Miguel Cairo promoted to interim manager. Willits, whose father Reggie played parts of six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels from 2006-11, was the youngest prospect in the draft. The Angels took right-handed pitcher Tyler Bremner from the University of California at Santa Barbara with the second pick. Seattle went third and took left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson, chosen the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series for champion Louisiana State University.
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3 days ago
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Nationals make 17-year-old Willits youngest No.1 in MLB Draft history
The Washington Nationals made 17-year-old shortstop Eli Willits the youngest number one pick ever selected in the Major League Baseball Draft (JAMIE SQUIRE) Eli Willits, a 17-year-old US high school shortstop, was selected by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in Sunday's Major League Baseball Draft at Atlanta. The switch-hitting teen from Oklahoma's Fort Cobb-Broxton High School became the youngest-ever number one overall selection in the MLB Draft. Advertisement "I'm just excited and thankful for the Nationals organization for giving me this chance," Willits said. "I'm just ready to get out there and get to work." The move came only a week after the Nationals, who have not made the playoffs since winning the 2019 World Series, fired general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez with assistant general manager Mike DeBartolo named the interim general manager and bench coach Miguel Cairo promoted to interim manager. Willits, whose father Reggie played parts of six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels from 2006-11, was the youngest prospect in the draft. The Angels took right-handed pitcher Tyler Bremner from the University of California at Santa Barbara with the second pick. Seattle went third and took left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson, chosen the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series for champion Louisiana State University. js/bb
