Virginia baseball catcher Ethan Anderson was drafted No. 61 overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
with the 32nd pick, the Orioles selected Virginia catcher and utility player Ethan Anderson with the 61st overall pick in the second round of the MLB Draft on Sunday night.Anderson appeared in 178 games over the last three seasons as a Cavalier. The 2023 campaign saw the switch hitter hit 15 home runs, set Virginia's single-season doubles record with 26 doubles, and earn a Third-Team All-ACC selection. This past season, Anderson was tabbed a Frist-Team All-ACC honoree after batting .
Though Anderson is listed as a catcher on the MLB Draft tracker, he only made 24 starts at catcher this past season, as Salisbury transfer Jacob Ference started the other 39 games. Anderson started 31 games at designated hitter and eight at first base. It remains to be seen whether Anderson will get more reps at catcher or first base as he begins to progress through the minor leagues., the No.
This marks the second year in a row that Virginia has had two players selected in the first two rounds of the MLB Draft, as O'Ferrall and Anderson follow up Kyle Teel and Jake Gelof going in the first and second rounds of the 2023 MLB Draft. The UVA baseball program has now produced 149 MLB Draft picks all time, 100 of which have come during the Brian O'Connor era.
The 2024 MLB Draft will continue on Monday and Tuesday starting at 2pm ET each day. Other Cavaliers eligible to be selected in the MLB Draft include Harrison Didawick, Casey Saucke, and Jay Woolfolk.Managing Editor and Publisher, CavaliersNow Email: [email protected]: @mattynewtssWebsite | LinkedIn | Instagram Matt Newton is the managing editor and publisher at CavaliersNow.
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