July 13, 2021 12:40 am
Boston Red Sox Press Release
BOSTON, MA The Boston Red Sox today continued their participation in Major League Baseball’s 2021 Draft with nine additional selections in rounds 2-10.
Over the first two days of the draft, Boston has selected four right-handed pitchers, one catcher, one second baseman, one third baseman, one shortstop, one center fielder, and one utility player.
With their first pick today, 40th overall, the Red Sox selected outfielder
Jud Fabian out of the University of Florida. The right-handed hitter was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 23 prospect available in this year’s draft, as well as the No. 27 prospect by
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The destination is the Majors for Marlins prospects Max Meyer and Jake Eder, and they will get a taste on Sunday afternoon at the 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Denver. The 22nd installment will pit National League and American League Minor Leaguers in a seven-inning showcase of baseball s future stars.
Meyer (MLB Pipeline s No. 20 overall prospect) and Eder (Miami s No. 22 prospect) have been on the fast track since the Marlins selected them in the first and fourth rounds of last year s MLB Draft, respectively. Without a Minor League season, it was an atypical start to their professional careers. After signing, Meyer spent time at the alternate training site. Both participated in the fall instructional league. Neither let it get in the way of their development.
Joshua McMillon Receives Invite to NFL Rookie Minicamp
Former Crimson Tide linebacker and fullback, Joshua McMillon, who went undrafted in last month s NFL Draft, received an invite to an NFL rookie minicamp. Per Charlie Potter of BamaOnLine, McMillon has been invited to the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp as a fullback, providing the six-year Alabama player with a chance to showcase his talents at the next level.
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McMillon, in his six years at Alabama, never found a spot as a starter, but saw a lot of time in the linebacker rotation and on special teams. After suffering a season ending injury weeks before the start of the 2019 year and receiving a medical redshirt to return for 2020, McMillon also added lead blocker to his repertoire, making holes for Najee Harris in many goal line sets.
National signing day 2020: Meet the Oregon Ducks 2021 football recruiting class
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
EUGENE ― Oregon signed 20 players to its 2021 recruiting class, the best in program history.
The Ducks’ class is ranked atop the Pac-12 for the third straight year and No. 6 nationally in the 247Sports Composite.
Four offensive linemen, a trio of heralded receivers, three outside linebackers, pairs of tight ends, safeties and cornerbacks and an inside linebacker, defensive tackle, quarterback and running back made up the class, which has room to add between now and February’s signing period.
Here’s a look at the class, with bios courtesy of Oregon athletics: