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 Major League Baseball today completed the 2009 First-Year Player Draft with a total of 1,521 players being chosen in the 50 rounds and two compensation rounds. The First-Year Player Draft resumed in the 31st round via conference call this morning after Wednesday’s completion of round four through round 30.
Among those who were selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft were Michael Belfiore (45th overall, ARI) and Austin Wood (5th round, DET). In a 25-inning NCAA Tournament game between Texas and Boston College, Wood tossed 13.0 scoreless innings for Texas while Belfiore hurled 9.2 scoreless frames. Other notable selections include Donavan Tate (3rd overall, SD), son of former NFL running back Lars Tate; Jared Mitchell (23rd overall, CWS), a wide receiver on LSU’s football team; Reymond Fuentes (28th overall, BOS), cousin of New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran; Trayce Thompson (2nd round, CWS), son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson; Brett Wallach (3rd round, LA), son of former Major Leaguer Tim Wallach; Virgil Hill (6th round, STL), son of former professional boxer Virgil Hill; Ruben Sierra (6th round, TEX), son of former Major Leaguer Ruben Sierra; Brian Moran (7th round, SEA), nephew of former Major Leaguer B.J. Surhoff; Steven Bumbry (12th round, BAL), son of former Major Leaguer Al Bumbry; Patrick Schuster (13th round, ARI), who threw four consecutive no-hitters earlier this year as a high school senior; Luke Bard (16th round, BOS), brother of Boston Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard; Brett Bukvich (18th round, FLA), brother of Major League pitcher Ryan Bukvich; Luke Murton (19th round, NYY), brother of Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Murton; Garrett Cannizaro (26th round, LAA), brother of Major League infielder Andy Cannizaro; Zachary Outman (28th round, TOR), brother of Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Josh Outman; Jacob Williams (29th round, ARI), son of former Major Leaguer Matt Williams; Mike Flacco (31st round, BAL), brother of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco; Reggie Williams (32nd round, TEX), son of former Major Leaguer Reggie Williams; Jonathan Fernandez (34th round, TOR), son of former Major Leaguer Tony Fernandez; Michael Yastrzemski (36th round, BOS), son of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski; Gavin McCourt (39th round, BOS), son of Los Angeles Dodgers Owner & Chairman Frank McCourt and CEO Jamie McCourt; Asaad Ali (40th round, LAA), son of boxing great Muhammad Ali; Kyle Hansen (40th round, MIL), brother of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Craig Hansen; Chris O’Dowd (40th round, OAK), son of Colorado Rockies General Manager Dan O’Dowd; Cade Kreuter (41st round, ARI), son of former Major Leaguer Chad Kreuter; Blake Crosby (42nd round, OAK), brother of Oakland Athletics infielder Bobby Crosby; Tyler Williams (43rd round, CWS), son of Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams; Kyle Arnsberg (45th round, BOS), son of Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg; Harold Baines (45th round), son of former Major Leaguer Harold Baines; Philip Bando (45th round, LAA), nephew of former Major League player and executive Sal Bando; Joseph Jocketty (47th round, CHI), son of Cincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty; Jake Porcello (48th round, DET), brother of Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello; and Evan Sharpley (50th round, SEA), also a quarterback at Notre Dame. Select Read More to see a complete list of each choice made in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
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