Thursday, June 11, 2020

Miami Marlins Draft And Sign Max Meyer

     The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft began on Wednesday with the first round. There will be only five rounds in the draft this year instead of 41 rounds that were held in 2019.
     The Miami Marlins selected University of Minnesota right-handed pitcher Max Meyer in the first round with the third overall pick in the MLB Draft. He immdiately agreed to a contract with the Marlins.
     Meyer pitched 27 2/3 innings in four games in his junior year, had a 1.95 earned-run-average and a Big Ten Conference-high 46 strikeouts. That amount of strikeouts is tied for fifth place in the nation. He was taken in the 34th round of the 2017 draft by the Minnesota Twins, however he choose and went to college.

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