ASU, Arizona, GCU and high schools represent state in 2018 MLB Draft
Jun 5, 2018, 12:24 PM | Updated: 3:14 pm
Left-hander Matthew Liberatore could be the first high school player selected in the MLB draft. (Photo courtesy Anthony Liberatore)
(Photo courtesy Anthony Liberatore)
Arizona just might be a baseball factory.
From the high school to the college ranks, the state was well-represented early and often in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
Here is a list of all the Arizona representatives selected so far from the Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Grand Canyon Antelopes and state high schools:
Arizona high schools
Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge — 16th overall (first round), Tampa Bay Rays
Nolan Gorman, 3B, Sandra Day O’Connor — 18th overall (first round), St. Louis Cardinals
Brennen Davis, OF, Basha — 62nd overall (second round), Chicago Cubs
Jonathan Ornelas, SS, Raymond S. Kellis — 91st overall (third round), Texas Rangers
Jayce Easley, SS, Sandra Day O’Connor — 149th overall (fifth round), Texas Rangers
Kevon Jackson, CF, Queen Creek — 272nd overall (ninth round), Kansas City Royals
Arizona State Sun Devils
Gage Canning, CF — 161st overall (fifth round), Washington Nationals
Arizona Wildcats
Alfonso Rivas, 1B — 113th overall (fourth round), Oakland A’s
Cody Deason, RHP — 162nd overall (fifth round), Houston Astros
Michael Flynn, RHP — 174th overall (sixth round), Pittsburgh Pirates
Cesar Salazar, C — 222nd overall (seventh round), Houston Astros
Taylor Megill, RHP — 230th overall (eighth round), New York Mets
Cal Stevenson, OF — 296th overall (10th round), Toronto Bluejays
Grand Canyon Antelopes
Jake Wong, RHP — 80th overall (third round), San Francisco Giants
Mick Vorhof, RHP — 277th overall (ninth round), New York Yankees
