Within one hour of Sunday’s Major League Baseball Draft held in Los Angeles in conjunction with the All-Star festivities, it became a seminal event for the sport when with the fifth pick, the Washington Nationals selected Elijah Green [...]
The 18-year-old outfielder is the son of Eric Green, a former NFL tight end who was the 21st overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1990.
Jones is the son of the legendary outfielder Andrew Jones, a five-time All-Star and 10-time Gold who played most of his career with the Atlanta Braves. Right after Jones at No. 3, the Texas Rangers selected the erstwhile Vanderbilt University star Kumar Rocker. The 22-year-old hard throwing righty was taken by the Mets with the 10th pick in last year’s draft, but injury concerns precluded the organization from signing Rocker, who led Vandy to the 2019 NCAA championship.
Power hitting shortstop Termarr Johnson went No. 4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 18-year-old from Atlanta is viewed by many scouts as the best pure hitter coming out of high school in the past two decades. They rave about his exceptional hand-eye coordination and ability to hit for average and knock the ball out of the park.
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