Nick Morabito had to wait longer than he expected to hear his name called during the MLB draft.
Almost 20 minutes after midnight, barely into Monday morning, former big league outfielder Rajai Davis announced on MLB Network’s telecast that the New York Mets selected the Gonzaga College High outfielder with the 75th pick.
“It was just hard to even think at that moment with everything happening,” Morabito said. “It was pretty surreal.”
For as long as he had to wait — into Round 2C, a compensatory round just before the third full round — Morabito was surrounded by friends and family. His family knows the world of baseball well and was key to Morabito becoming a Day 1 selection.
His father, Brian, played at James Madison. His uncle John — also Morabito’s hitting coach — competed at Wake Forest before being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1987. And his brother, Chris, just put the finishing touches on his junior season with their hometown McLean High.
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Photo: Nick Morabito hit .545 with 12 home runs and 52 stolen bases as a senior. The Mets envision him as a center fielder. (Tommy Gilligan/For the Washington Post)
