𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Managers Announced
A diverse and experienced group of former players, coaches and instructors will manage the six founding teams in the inaugural
#MLBDraftLeague
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@GoldenSombrero
The 2022 MLB Draft League season will feature an expanded, 80-game, amateur-professional hybrid format.
1st half: amateur, draft-eligible players
2nd half: professional players
Read more:
✅
@KASUMBADENNIS4
home debut
The 19-year-old Ugandan catcher nearly picked up his first
@FrederickKeys
hit after working back-to-back 4-pitch walks in his first two plate appearances.
.
@WVBlackBears
manager
@JGyorko05
turned to closer Grayson Thurman (
@_gthurm
) with two outs in the sixth inning in Tuesday night's
#MLBDraftLeague
Championship Game.
The righty rewarded his skipper’s decision by
STRIKING OUT EVERY BATTER HE FACED OVER THE FINAL 3 1/3 FRAMES
To all of the players that participated in the
#MLBDraftLeague
's inaugural season...
𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨
Wishing each and every one of you the best as you continue to chase your
#MLB
dreams.
.
@WVBlackBears
SS Sam Antonacci (
@snacci5
) was a human highlight reel on Tuesday night
✅Baseball IQ
✅Range
✅Hands
✅Arm Strength
✅Athleticism
✅⚡️⚡️⚡️
Congratulations to first-year GM Leighann Sainato, manager
@JGyorko05
and his coaching staff & all the
@WVBlackBears
players on their first half title!
The Black Bears will host the first-ever
#MLBDraftLeague
Championship Game on Sept. 6.
Ryan Birchard 📈📈📈
The
@TrentonThunder
righty just punched out 5️⃣ batters in three PERFECT innings.
34 pitches, 25 strikes
Season: 8.0 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 15 K
@RyanBirchard4
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#MLBDraft
The Draft League had 47 players selected during a record-setting 2023
#MLBDraft
.
• 2 Top 100 picks
• 7 Top 200 picks
• 19 Day 2 picks
• 34 first-half ‘23 players
• 13 2021-22 alums
Recap:
If you're interested in participating in the MLB Draft League as an on-field staff member or as a player, or if you'd like to recommend a player, click the link. 👇
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𝙋𝙄𝙏𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆
𝙆𝘾 𝙃𝙐𝙉𝙏 (
@khunt_2
)
The
@TrentonThunder
righty struck out seven in five scoreless innings in his June 11 start vs. Frederick, scattering three hits while throwing 52 of 63 pitches for strikes.
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Congratulations to our six 2023
#MLBDraftLeague
players participating in the upcoming MLB Draft Combine:
Carlson Reed, RHP
Devin Saltiban, OF
Isaiah Drake, OF
Jack Moss, 1B
Trey Paige, INF
Zach Thornton, LHP
More:
Congratulations to
@FrederickKeys
catcher Zac Fascia on signing a free-agent deal with the
@Indians
!
Zac batted .359 with 13 RBI and a .447 OBP in the
#MLBDraftLeague
, striking out just once in 39 at-bats.
FA Signings Tracker:
𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙖
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: SS
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹:
@IlliniBaseball
🗒️ During the 2020 shortened season, Comia was the only underclass SS in the nation to hit .400+ with an OPS of 1.200+. Read more:
🏆 𝗠𝗟𝗕 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
Congratulations to the
@TrentonThunder
, winners of the inaugural
#MLBDraftLeague
season!
Trenton led the Draft League in Points (98) and Points Percentage (.583), finishing the season with a 30-18-8 record.
Cade Verdusco (
@cadeverdusco
) comes up big in his
#MLBDraftLeague
debut!
The
@WVBlackBears
center fielder just made a potentially game-saving diving catch before doubling the runner off second base ⬇️
Catcher Kenny Piper has been a standout on both sides of the ball in the
@mlbdraftleague
.
More from veteran scout Tad Slowik on the
@SCSpikes
' backstop's rising
#MLBDraft
stock ⬇️
🔗⏩
.
@BrattMitchell
ranks second in the
#MLBDraftLeague
with 38 strikeouts after fanning 9 batters (6 swinging) in 5 scoreless innings last night for
@WVBlackBears
.
Check out some of the 17-year-old LHP's swinging strikeouts from this season 👀
𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝙃𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙘𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙝
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 1B/OF
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹:
@Cobra_Baseball
🗒️ A power/speed package at 6-foot-4, 245-pounds, McIntosh has the tools to succeed at the next level.
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#MLBDraftLeague
Matthew Etzel (
@crosscutters
'22) went 5-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base for
@IronBirds
last night in a career-best performance.
The
@OsPlayerDev
2023
#MLBDraft
10th-rounder is hitting .500 (8-for-16) with 5 R, 3 XBH and 5 SB through 5 games.
(🎥:
@MiLB
)
Hunter Viets 🖊️
#Cubs
@hviets_20
posted a 3.23 ERA with 44 strikeouts and a 51% ground-ball rate in 47.1 IP (8 starts) as a
@FrederickKeys
professional player last summer.
The
@FAMU_Baseball
product struck out 10 batters in back-to-back starts on 8/17 and 8/23.
𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝙕𝙖𝙘 𝙁𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙖
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: C
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹:
@PurdueBaseball
🗒 The 6'1", 220-pound left-handed hitting catcher is one of the top defensive backstops in the country.
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#MLBDraftLeague