The 2017 MLB Draft wrapped up on Wednesday with rounds 11-40. In total, more than 1,200 players were formally drafted by one of 30 Major League Baseball teams over the three-day event.
Of those 1,200+ players, 32 with Michigan ties were selected. Here’s a look at all of those players you should get more familiar with:
1UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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- Junior LHP Oliver Jaskie
- 6th Round, No. 183 | Seattle Mariners
- Hometown: Ada, MI
- Grandville High School
- Junior C/IF Drew Lugbauer
- 11th Round, No. 320 | Atlanta Braves
- Junior RHP Ryan Nutof
- 16th Round, No. 467 | Cincinnati Reds
- Senior C Harrison Wenson
- 24th Round, No. 715 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
- University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy
- Junior RHP Bryan Pall
- 25th Round, No. 753 | Seattle Mariners
- Junior INF Jake Bivens
- 27th Round, No. 815 | Detroit Tigers
- Hometown: Battle Creek, MI
- Lakeview High School
- Senior OF Johnny Slater
- 28th Round, No. 843 | Seattle Mariners
- Hometown: Southfield, MI
- Southfield Lathrup High School
- Junior LHP Michael Hendrickson
- 28th Round, No. 852 | Cleveland Indians
- Hometown: Saline, MI
- Saline High School
- Junior LHP Grant Reuss
- 29th Round, No. 875 | Detroit Tigers
- Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Cranbrook Kingswood High School
- Senior RHP Mac Lozer
- 33rd Round, No. 997 | New York Mets
- Senior SS Michael Brdar
- 36th Round, No. 1,084 | St. Louis Cardinals
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2MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Michigan State had four more players drafted this year after four juniors were taken in 2016 and a program-best eight were selected in 2015. The Spartans have now had 30 guys drafted under head coach Jake Boss Jr., who just completed his ninth season in East Lansing.
- RS-SO LHP Alex Troop
- 9th Round, No. 283 | Washington Nationals
- Junior OF Brandon Hughes
- 16th Round, No. 495 | Chicago Cubs
- Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
- Stevenson High School (Sterling Heights)
- RS-SO RHP Nathan Witt
- 17th Round, No. 520 | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Hometown: Clarkston, MI
- Clarkston High School
- Senior LHP Joe Mockbee
- 29th Round, No. 867 | Chicago White Sox
3MID-MAJOR MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
A total of four players from representing four different mid-Major Michigan-based schools were selected in this week’s MLB Draft.
- Senior 1B Zach Sterry
- Oakland University
- 8th Round, No. 251 | Boston Red Sox
- Freshman LHP Tanner Allison
- Western Michigan University
- 19th Round, No. 560 | Atlanta Braves
- Hometown: Portland, MI
- Portland High School
- Junior OF Daniel Jipping
- Central Michigan University
- 22nd Round, No. 656 | Colorado Rockies
- Hometown: Canton, MI
- Plymouth Christian Academy
- Senior RHP Sam Delaplane
- Eastern Michigan University
- 23rd Round, No. 693
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4OTHER LOCAL TIES
The MLB Draft names listed here are players that play collegiate baseball on a smaller level in the state of Michigan, or grew up and played high school ball in Michigan before moving out of state to play at the college level.
- Junior LHP Aaron Leasher
- Morehead State University
- 6th Round, No. 168 | San Diego Padres
- Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Freshman RHP Alex Manasa
- Jackson College (MI)
- 11th Round, No. 328 | Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hometown: Farmington, MI
- Farmington High School
- SS Obie Ricumstrict
- Senior at Mount Pleasant High School
- 11th Round, No. 344 | Texas Rangers
- Committed to Cincinnati
- Sophomore RHP Ricky Karcher
- Walters State Community College (TN)
- 13th Round, No. 377 | Cincinnati Reds
- Hometown: Saline, MI
- Saline High School
- Transferred from University of Michigan after FR season
- Junior SS Demetrius Sims
- Bethune-Cookman University
- 14th Round, No. 419 | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
- Huron High School (Ann Arbor)
- Junior RHP Matt Ruppenthal
- Vanderbilt University
- 17th Round, No. 511 | Houston Astros
- Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Birmingham Brother Rice High School
- Junior RHP Garrett Schilling
- Xavier University
- 18th Round, No. 536 | Colorado Rockies
- Hometown: Clawson, MI
- Bishop Foley High School (Madison Heights)
- Sophomore C Jordyn Muffley
- Parkland College (IL)
- 24th Round, No. 709 | Tampa Bay Rays
- Hometown: Portage, MI
- Portage Central High School
- LHP Sam Weatherly
- Senior at Howell High School
- 27th Round, No. 819 | Toronto Blue Jays
- Committed to Clemson
- Senior SS Ryan Dorow
- Adrian College (MI)
- 30th Round, No. 914 | Texas Rangers
- Hometown: South Haven, MI
- South Haven High School
- Senior RHP Jonathan Cheshire
- Davenport University (MI)
- 36th Round, No. 1,089 | Toronto Blue Jays
- Hometown: Howell, MI
- Howell High School
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