D-backs sign second-round pick Andrew Yerzy
Jun 20, 2016, 1:49 PM
It's official! #JNT C Andrew Yerzy (@ayeezy56 ) a member of the @Dbacks! Congrats Andy & family! #TeamC🇨🇦 #DBacks pic.twitter.com/7g4Ud2SEKP
— Baseball Canada (@baseballcanada) June 17, 2016
Notre Dame commit and 17-year-old draftee Andrew Yerzy has agreed to a deal with the D-backs, the team announced Monday.
Yerzy is a left-handed hitting catcher and has played for the U18 Canadian Junior National Team since age 15. This season, he was a Rawlings-Perfect Game Third Team All-American, and was the co-champion of MLB’s Jr. Home Run Derby at the 2015 All-Star Game.
He’ll report to the Missoula Osprey, the D-backs’ rookie affiliate in the Pioneer League.
#Dbacks announce they have signed second-round draft pick, C Andrew Yerzy, 17. Toronto-area native will report to Missoula.
— Jack Magruder (@JackMagruder) June 20, 2016
MLB.com’s Jim Callis reported via Twitter that Yerzy signed for $1.2 million.
The D-backs’ highest unsigned pick is now fifth-round infielder Joey Rose.
