4 Bears, commit selected in 1st 10 rounds of 2021 MLB draft
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Following an uncharacteristic year in which zero Cal players were taken in a shortened 2020 draft, four Bears heard their names called during MLB’s 2021 selection show in another successful draft showing for the program. Grant Holman, Sean Sullivan, Ian Villars and Darren Baker represent the 2021 crop of Bears heading to the MLB, solidifying Cal’s reputation as one the best MLB talent-producing programs in the nation.
Holman, the first of the Bear teammates to be taken, was drafted 188th overall (sixth round) by the Oakland A’s. His selection continues the storied pipeline between Cal and Oakland, which has produced numerous MLB players over the past decade, including Marcus Semien, who, though no longer an A, represented the East Bay in this year’s All-Star Game.