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Big Blue Brew 7/16: Cats Drafted to the MLB
Ryan Waldschmidt and Emilien Pitre were drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft.
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⚾️ Waldschmidt and Pitre in the MLB
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🔼 Double Drafted. Two Wildcats were drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday. Ryan Waldschmidt was selected 31st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Waldschmidt is the seventh first-round pick in program history and the Wildcats’ sixth-highest selection overall. He batted .333 in 59 games with 66 runs and 14 home runs.
Emilien Pitre was selected 58th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitre only had two errors on 255 chances this season with a .992 fielding percentage. Kentucky baseball head coach Nick Mingione now has a total of 37 athletes draftees.
🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA
True or False.
Pitre and Waldschmidt are the only two Cats both selected in the first 60 picks in the same draft and the lowest combined selection pair (89) in program history.
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9:24 PM • Jul 12, 2024
10/10. There are 10 men’s basketball players competing in the NBA 2K25 Las Vegas Summer League. Keep updated on the athlete’s performances on the @KentuckyMBB X account.
Golden State Warriors – Kevin Knox
Houston Rockets – Reed Sheppard
Indiana Pacers – Oscar Tshiebwe
Milwaukee Bucks – Chris Livingston, TyTy Washington
Minnesota Timberwolves – Rob Dillingham
New Orleans Pelicans – Antonio Reeves
New York Knicks – Jacob Toppin
Oklahoma City Thunder – Tre Mitchell
Philadelphia 76ers – Justin Edwards
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: True!
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