The Boston Red Sox selected ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s Cameron Cannon in the second round of last year’s MLB draft, and they took a would-be Wildcat in the first round Wednesday.
Boston selected UA signee Nick Yorke with the 17th pick – significantly higher than most experts had projected.
Yorke, a shortstop from Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, was ranked 96th by Baseball America and 139th by . .
UA coach Jay Johnson predicted last month that “100% of the players that get drafted will sign†this year, when the draft is only five rounds long.
"I don't think a team is going to take a player without an agreement in place,†Johnson added.
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So don’t expect Yorke to enroll at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Before the draft, Baseball America ranked the Wildcats' 2020 signing class as the eighth best in the nation. A handful of other UA signees could be picked. The draft concludes Thursday.
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