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OTTAWA- Sixteen Canadians were selected on day three of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including seven current members of the Junior National Team, bringing the total number of Canadians drafted over the three-day event to 20.

In 2016, 25 Canadians were selected in the annual draft, while a record 48 Canadians were selected in 2002, the highest total since Canada became a draft region in 1991.

Of the 20 selections, 13 are current or former members of the Junior National Team program including RHP Landon Leach (2, Twins), SS Adam Hall (2, Orioles), RHP Zach Pop (7, Dodgers), RHP Daniel Procopio (10, Angels), OF Clayton Keyes (15, Diamondbacks), RHP Cade Smith (16, Twins), C JD Osborne (22, Marlins), SS Jason Willow (24, Orioles), OF Cooper Davis (25, Blue Jays), 2B Dondrae Bremner (31, Reds), Jake Lumley (33, A’s), Edouard Julien (37, Phillies) and Rhys Cratty (40, Tigers)

The following is a breakdown of Canadian players drafted by major league organizations:

Orioles 2, Twins 2, Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2, Diamondbacks 1, Astros 1, Mets 1, Nationals 1, Dodgers 1, Cubs 1, Marlins 1, Angels 1, Mariners 1, Reds 1, Athletics 1, Phillies 1.

Baseball Canada would like to congratulate all Canadians that were selected over the past three days.

Canadians selected in 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft

1. RHP Landon Leach (Pickering, ON) – Minnesota Twins – 2^nd Round (37^th overall) Junior National Team/Toronto Mets
2. SS Adam Hall (London, ON) – Baltimore Orioles – 2^nd Round (60^th overall) Junior National Team/Great Lake Canadians
*3. RHP Zach Pop (Brampton, ON) – Los Angeles Dodgers – 7^th Round (220^th overall) University of Kentucky
*4. RHP Daniel Procopio (Toronto, ON) – Los Angeles Angels – 10^th Round (295^th overall) Niagara University
5. OF Jonathan Lacroix (Montréal, QC) – Houston Astros – 12^th Round (361^st overall) Seminole State (OK) College
6. OF Eric Senior (Toronto, ON) – Washington Nationals- 13^th Round (403^rd overall) Midland (TX) College
7. OF Clayton Keyes (Calgary, AB) – Arizona Diamondbacks – 15^th Round (442^nd overall) Junior National Team/Okotoks Dawgs
8. 2B Jared Young (Prince George, BC) – Chicago Cubs – 15^th Round (465^th overall) Old Dominion University
9. RHP Cade Smith (Abbotsford, BC) – Minnesota Twins – 16^th Round (466^th overall) Junior National Team/Chilliwack Cougars
10. OF Raphaël Gladu (Trois-Riviéres, QC) – New York Mets – 16^th Round (487^th overall) Louisiana Tech
11. OF Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, AB) – Toronto Blue Jays – 20^th Round (609^th overall) Niagara University
^RHP Christian Lindsay-Young (Hamburg, NY) – Cincinnati Reds – 21^st Round (617^th overall) Niagara County Community College
*12. JD Osborne (Whitby, ON) – Miami Marlins – 22^nd Round (659^th overall) University of Tampa
^RHP Jordan Scheftz (Irvine, CA) – Cleveland Indians – 23^rd Round (702^nd overall) Central Florida
13. SS Louis Boyd (North Vancouver, BC) – Seattle Mariners – 24^th Round (723^rd overall) University of Arizona
14. SS Jason Willow (Victoria, BC) – Baltimore Orioles – 24^th Round (728^th overall) Junior National Team/Victoria Mariners
15. OF Cooper Davis (Mississauga, ON) – Toronto Blue Jays – 25^th Round (759^th overall) Junior National Team/Ontario Blue Jays
16. RHP Kyle Thomas (Mississauga, ON) – Detroit Tigers – 30^th Round (905^th overall) University of Northwestern Ohio
17. 2B Dondrae Bremner (Toronto, ON) – Cincinnati Reds – 31^st Round (917^th overall) Junior National Team/Toronto Mets
*18. 2B Jake Lumley (Windsor, ON) – Oakland A’s – 33^rd Round (981^st overall) Canisius College
^SS Trei Cruz (Houston, TX) – Houston Astros – 35^th Round (1051^st overall) Episcopal HS
19. 2B Edouard Julien (Québec, QC) – Philadelphia Phillies – 37^th Round (1103^rd overall) Junior National Team/Diamants de Québec
20. 2B Rhys Cratty (Langley, BC) – Detroit Tigers – 40^th Round (1205^th overall) Junior National Team/Langley Blaze

*Junior National Team alumni
^Born in Canada