Baseball ⚾️ Two Alabama players taken on second day of MLB draft

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Alabama’s Gage Miller and Greg Farone were each selected on day two of the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Miller (92nd Overall | Miami Marlins) went in the third round with Farone (208th Overall | San Francisco Giants) following in round seven on Monday afternoon. The pair joins first-rounder Ben Hess (26th Overall | New York Yankees) to make up the Crimson Tide’s three draftees through the first two days of the event.

In addition to the current players, signee Carter Johnson was selected in the second round at pick No. 56 Sunday night by the Marlins.

Alabama in the MLB Draft

• With the two selections on Monday, the Crimson Tide’s all-time draft pick total moved to 172 (161 players) since the event’s inception in 1966
• Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 46 consecutive years dating back to 1979
• The Tide has had one-or-more players selected in 53 of the 59 MLB Drafts overall
• UA has seen 66 players selected in the last 14 years with one more day remaining in this year’s draft
• Entering Tuesday, a total of 101 players have been taken out of The University of Alabama in the last 24 drafts dating back to 2000
• The Crimson Tide has seen eight position players taken in the top-10 rounds of the last 10 MLB Drafts, including five in the first three rounds of the draft
• Excluding the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft, Alabama has had 16 pitchers taken in the last six drafts, including five in the top-five rounds and nine across the first 10 rounds

The 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 14 and will continue through Tuesday, July 16. The three-day event is streamed on MLB.com. Fans can also follow along with each pick at the site.

All players that have remaining eligibility are able to return to the University to continue their careers at Alabama if they elect to not sign a professional contract.

 

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