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2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (right). An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and ...
2009 Major League Baseball draft; General information; Date(s) June 9–11, 2009: Location: Secaucus, New Jersey: Network(s) MLB Network [1] Overview; 1521 total selections: First selection: Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals: First round selections: 49
The Major League Baseball draft (officially the Rule 4 Draft; also known as the first-year player draft) is the primary mechanism by which Major League Baseball (MLB) assigns amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. [1] The draft order is determined by a lottery system, starting in ...
At UConn, Springer was named to the 2009 Baseball America Freshman All-America First Team. [6] He was also named the Big East Conference rookie of the year. [7] In 2009 and 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [8] [9] In 2011, Springer was named the Big East Player of the Year. [10]
Academic All-American Zoltan Mesko was the first kicking specialist chosen in the 2010 NFL draft.. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the following players were unanimous first-team selections on the twelve nation-wide lists exhibited below: safety Eric Berry, punter Drew Butler, cornerback Joe Haden, offensive tackle Russell Okung, kickoff returner C. J. Spiller, defensive ...
As a freshman in 2009, he was voted to the freshman All-American team by College Football News. [1] As a sophomore in 2010, he was a consensus first-team All-American . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As a junior in 2011, he caught 112 passes in the regular season, becoming Toledo's all-time leading receiver, [ 4 ] and he was named to the All-MAC first-team at ...
As a freshman with the Tigers, Jones had a .338 batting average, four home runs and 32 runs batted in. He was named to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC)'s freshman team and a freshman All-American. [1] [3] [4] As a sophomore, the Tigers tried to play Jones in center field, but moved him back to second base. He batted .252 on the season. [3]
Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. [1]