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Major League Baseball Selects 27 Big Ten Players in Annual Draft
June 9, 2005
Twenty-seven Big Ten student-athletes have been given the opportunity to play professional baseball after being selected in the annual Major League Baseball Draft from June 7-8, the greatest total in the last five years, surpassing the high of 22 draftees in 2004. Illinois catcher Chris Robinson, a two-time All-Big Ten First Team honoree, was the first Conference standout drafted as he went to the Detroit Tigers in the third round with the 90th overall pick. The next five Big Ten student-athletes chosen all played for Michigan this season, including second baseman Chris Getz (4th round) and pitchers Clayton Richard (8th), Derek Feldkamp (9th), Jim Brauer (9th) and Michael Penn (11th). The Wolverines led the way with seven overall selections over the two-day event, followed by the Illini with five picks and Minnesota with four players chosen. Overall, 15 members of the 2005 All-Big Ten Baseball team were drafted this week, including First Team honorees Robinson, Getz, Brauer, Penn, Illinois' Drew Davidson (22nd) and Purdue's Scott Byrnes (28th). The entire list of Major League Baseball draftees from the Big Ten follows:
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