Rangers sign No. 2 overall draft pick Jack Leiter
Field Level Media
29 Jul 2021, 06:19 GMT+10
The Texas Rangers signed right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, on Wednesday.
The team did not announce contract terms, but ESPN reported the deal includes a signing bonus of more than $7.9 million, which would be the most for a drafted pitcher since the Pittsburgh Pirates gave Gerrit Cole $8 million in 2011.
Leiter, 21, played two seasons at Vanderbilt and posted a 13-4 record and 2.08 ERA, which included two complete games over 22 games (21 starts) and 201 strikeouts in 125 2/3 innings. In the College World Series, he was 1-1, beating eventual national champion Mississippi State 8-2 in the championship series and losing 1-0 decision to North Carolina State in a complete-game, 15-strikeout performance.
Rangers sign No 2 overall pick Leiter with $7 9M bonus
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