Orioles Sign First-Round Draft Selection Heston Kjerstad
The Orioles announced June 30 that they have signed first-round pick Heston Kjerstad, taken No. 2 overall in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Arkansas.
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Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn: Heston Kjerstad ‘Right There’ With Andrew Benintendi
Arkansas head baseball coach Dave Van Horn has coached some hitters who have gone on to find success in the major leagues, including Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, and he believes Orioles first-round pick Heston Kjerstad could be next.
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SEC Network’s David Dellucci: Orioles Did ‘Great’ In 2020 MLB Draft
Former Oriole and current baseball analyst for the SEC Network David Dellucci has high praise for the Orioles’ selections in the 2020 MLB Draft. “I think they did great …,” Dellucci said. “I do not question one bit the caliber of players these guys are or the types of young men they are.”
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Orioles Fifth-Rounder Carter Baumler On Why He’ll Likely Forgo Commitment To TCU
“If it was going to work out …, it had to be life-changing money and it had to be phenomenal farm system,” fifth-round pick Carter Baumler said of deciding between TCU and the Orioles. “… They kind of met me where I was at. I think things are going to work out.”
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Orioles Third-Rounder Anthony Servideo Aiming To Follow In Grandfather’s Footsteps
2020 Orioles third round-pick Anthony Servideo hopes to one day win a World Series title with the club, just like his grandfather, former Orioles outfielder Curt Blefary, did in 1966. “That would be unbelievable,” Servideo said. “That’s the goal. Mark the date.”
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Catching Up With Former Orioles Pitcher Ben McDonald
Stan “The Fan” Charles and Ross Grimsley talk with former Orioles pitcher and No. 1 pick Ben McDonald about the players Baltimore selected in this year’s MLB Draft, many of whom McDonald watched as a broadcaster for the SEC Network.
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Ben McDonald On Orioles’ Decision To Take Heston Kjerstad, Pass On Austin Martin
“I love [Heston Kjerstad’s] physicality,” Orioles and SEC Network broadcaster Ben McDonald said of Baltimore’s No. 2 overall pick. “To me he’s the best left-handed bat in this draft, especially from a college standpoint.”
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Stan ‘The Fan’ Charles: Mike Elias, Welcome To The Liars’ Club
Orioles GM Mike Elias was quick to dismiss the under slot strategy for this year’s five-round MLB Draft, but Stan “The Fan” Charles says he pulled it off nonetheless.
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Heston Kjerstad: Being Drafted No. 2 By Orioles ‘Something I’ll Never Forget’
“I had barely sat down on the couch and the next thing you know my name was getting called,” Orioles pick Heston Kjerstad said of his draft night experience. “That’s something I’ve always dreamed about since I was a kid.”
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Orioles GM Mike Elias Downplays Under-Slot Motivation Behind Heston Kjerstad Pick
“When you’re picking that high, you don’t want to feel like you’re not taking the guy that you want, that is the right guy for you in your draft,” Orioles GM Mike Elias said of the team’s selection of Heston Kjerstad with the No. 2 overall pick.
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