The baseball journey is continuing for a number of players with ties to Oklahoma. Here’s a look at the list of these draftees in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.
(Player – Pick Number – Position – Oklahoma tie-in – Drafted by)
Ryan Vilade – 48 – 3B – Stillwater High School – Colorado Rockies
Conner Uselton – 72 – OF – Southmoore High School – Pittsburgh Pirates
Matthew Whatley – 104 – C – ORU, Claremore High School – Texas Rangers
Holden Capps – 240 – LHP – UCO, Lawton High School – Kansas City Royals
Trey Cobb – 247 – RHP – OSU, Broken Arrow High School – New York Mets
J.B. Olson – 297 – RHP – OU – Chicago White Sox
Riley Cabral – 342 – RHP – Chipola, Carl Albert High School – Arizona Diamondbacks
Garrett Benge – 401 – 3B – OSU, Yukon High School – Boston Red Sox
Blake Battenfield – 507 – RHP – OSU, Verdigris High School – Chicago White Sox
Ledgend Smith – 534 – LHP – Binger-Oney High School – Milwaukee Brewers
Bryce Howe – 539 – RHP – ORU, Claremore High School – Miami Marlins
Devon Perez – 625 – RHP – OU – Los Angeles Angels
Jake Taylor – 740 – C – Shawnee High School – Atlanta Braves
Robert Delgado – 834 – RHP – OCU – Milwaukee Brewers
Vincenzo Aiello – 839 – RHP – OU – Miami Marlins
Cade Cavalli – 860 – RHP – Bixby High School – Atlanta Braves
Parker Rigler -927 – LHP – Kansas State, Edmond Memorial High School – Chicago White Sox
Cameron Knight – 964 – C – Little Rock, Westmore High School – St. Louis Cardinals
Renae Martinez – 982 – C – OU – Arizona Diamondbacks
Josh McMinn – 1,066 – RHP – ORU, Southwest Covenant – Minnesota Twins
Matthew Merrill – 1,111 – RHP – Tulsa Home School – Houston Astros
Carson Teel – 1,121 – LHP – OSU, Stillwater High School – Boston Red Sox
Jeremy Smith – 1,128 – RHP – SWOSU – San Diego Padres
Joshua Rolette – 1,182 – C – Kansas State, Shawnee High School – Cleveland Indians