Steinmetz recently told the New York Post he keeps the Sabbath and eats only Kosher food, but plays during the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays although he walks to games during the Sabbath rather than taking transportation. No practicing Orthodox Jewish player has made it to the big leagues.
The selections during the nine rounds Monday were made by teams on a conference call after the first night was a primetime event at Denver’s Bellco Theater with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing the picks. Major League Baseball moved the draft from June to July, including it in the All-Star festivities.
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The first day of the 2021 MLB draft is complete, and while 36 players heard their names called on Sunday night, there is still a wealth of talent available for the final two days and 19 rounds of this year s draft.
As part of our predraft preparation, I wrote up a number of scouting profiles to be used in our live grades article. It s a way to stay ahead of the curve timing-wise while still providing in-depth analysis about each player.
There are inevitably a handful of those profiles that go unused. So here s a closer look at some of the best talent still on the board entering Day 2 of the 2021 MLB draft.