WTOP: Three D.C.-area baseball prospects — James Madison High School’s Bryce Eldridge, Westfield High School’s Jonny Farmelo and University of Maryland’s Matt Shaw — were selected in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
Eldridge, who committed to the University of Alabama, was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 16th overall pick. He once told WTOP that playing in the major leagues was a dream of his.
Eldridge stood out as the top two-way player in this draft, the league said.
“As with most two-way prospects, there will be debate about whether Eldridge’s future lies on the mound or in the batter’s box,” the league said, adding that Eldridge is likely to “reward teams no matter how they choose to deploy him.”
But he wasn’t the only one celebrating success Sunday evening. Farmelo, who previously committed to the University of Virginia, was picked 29th overall by the Seattle Mariners.
Both Farmelo and Eldridge will make a decision between signing with the pros right out of high school or keeping their offer to play college baseball through the coming semester.
On the other hand, Shaw, was picked 13th overall by the Chicago Cubs.
The Brimfield, Massachusetts, native was the highest draft pick in program history, surpassing John Hetrick, who was the 17th pick by the Detroit Tigers in 1967.
