Four Crimson Tide Players Selected on Day Two of 2023 MLB Draft

[Diamond Tide]

Pinckney and Hitt went in round four while Furtado and Rose also heard their name called on Monday

7/10/2023

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama had four student-athletes selected on day two of the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Andrew Pinckney (102nd Overall | Washington Nationals) and Grayson Hitt (112th Overall | Arizona Diamondbacks) each went in the fourth round to start the afternoon. Hunter Furtado (167th Overall | Pittsburgh Pirates) followed in the sixth round, while Caden Rose (208th Overall | Boston Red Sox) capped off the day, hearing his name called in round seven.

In addition to the current players, signee Bryce Eldridge was selected in the first round at pick No. 16 Sunday night by the San Francisco Giants. Day two saw signee A.J. Ewing (4th Round – Competitive Balance | 134th Overall | New York Mets) also get drafted.

Alabama in the MLB Draft

• With the four selections, the Crimson Tide's all-time draft pick total moved to 168 (158 players) since the event's inception in 1966
• The Tide's four picks through the first 10 rounds of the 2023 MLB Draft tie the 2021 and 1983 teams for the most selections through the first 10 rounds of any draft in program history
• Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 45 consecutive years dating back to 1979
• The Tide has had one-or-more players selected in 52 of the 58 MLB Drafts overall
• UA has seen 63 players drafted in the last 13 years
• A total of 98 players have been taken out of The University of Alabama in the last 23 drafts dating back to 2000
• Excluding the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft, Alabama has had 14 pitchers taken in the last five drafts, including three-or-more in three separate times

The 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 9 and will continue through Tuesday, July 11. The three-day event will be featured 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.

Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.


-UA-


RTR,

Diamond Tide

 

[Padreruf]

Pinckney and Hitt went in round four while Furtado and Rose also heard their name called on Monday

7/10/2023

TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama had four student-athletes selected on day two of the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Andrew Pinckney (102nd Overall | Washington Nationals) and Grayson Hitt (112th Overall | Arizona Diamondbacks) each went in the fourth round to start the afternoon. Hunter Furtado (167th Overall | Pittsburgh Pirates) followed in the sixth round, while Caden Rose (208th Overall | Boston Red Sox) capped off the day, hearing his name called in round seven.

In addition to the current players, signee Bryce Eldridge was selected in the first round at pick No. 16 Sunday night by the San Francisco Giants. Day two saw signee A.J. Ewing (4th Round – Competitive Balance | 134th Overall | New York Mets) also get drafted.

Alabama in the MLB Draft

• With the four selections, the Crimson Tide's all-time draft pick total moved to 168 (158 players) since the event's inception in 1966
• The Tide's four picks through the first 10 rounds of the 2023 MLB Draft tie the 2021 and 1983 teams for the most selections through the first 10 rounds of any draft in program history
• Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 45 consecutive years dating back to 1979
• The Tide has had one-or-more players selected in 52 of the 58 MLB Drafts overall
• UA has seen 63 players drafted in the last 13 years
• A total of 98 players have been taken out of The University of Alabama in the last 23 drafts dating back to 2000
• Excluding the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft, Alabama has had 14 pitchers taken in the last five drafts, including three-or-more in three separate times

The 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 9 and will continue through Tuesday, July 11. The three-day event will be featured 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.

Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.


-UA-


RTR,

Diamond Tide

Not to hijack the thread...glad to have some worthy of selection, but this ought to be the rule for all sports:

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.

Thanks for sharing....