TORONTO- The third and final day of the 2013 MLB Draft took place today with fifteen Canadians selected by MLB clubs bringing the grand total to 21 Canadians taken over the three day event.
TORONTO- Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) became the first member of the Junior National Team taken in the 2013 MLB Draft when the Seattle Mariners took him in the third round, 85th overall.
OTTAWA- Edmonton-born LHP Rob Zastryzny became the first Canadian selected in the 2013 MLB Draft when the Chicago Cubs took him in the second round (41st overall) out of the University of Missouri.
BOCA CHICA, DR – You would think that the son of a former first round NHL draft pick would want to follow in his dad’s footsteps with a career playing Canada’s national sport.
‘In the minors’ is a regular feature on Baseball.ca that highlights Canadian players in the minor leagues. In this installment we take a look at three Triple-A players only one step away from the big-league’s and one player getting his first taste of full-season, professional baseball.
