The Major League Baseball amateur draft wrapped up earlier this week. Below is the list of area players who were selected.
P Parker Messick
School/college: Plant City/Florida State
Round: 2nd (54th overall)
Team: Cleveland Guardians
OF Gabriel Rincones Jr.
School/college: Plant/Florida Atlantic
Round: 3rd (93rd overall)
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
C Tayden Hall
School/college: Steinbrenner/State College of Florida
Round: 9th (282nd overall)
Team: Milwaukee Brewers
1B Tim Elko
School/college: Hillsborough/Mississippi
Round: 10th (311th overall)
Team: Chicago White Sox
P Zack Showalter
School: Wesley Chapel
Round: 11th (317th overall)
Team: Baltimore Orioles
P Jack Jasiak
School/college: Springstead/South Florida
Round: 12th (361st overall)
Team: Cleveland Guardians
P Tyler Vogel
School/college: Dunedin/Jacksonville
Round: 12th (376th overall)
Team: San Francisco Giants
P Julian Bosnic
School/college: Berkeley Prep/South Carolina
Round: 14th (410th overall)
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
P Evan Chrest
School: Wharton
Round: 17th (502nd overall)
Team: Seattle Mariners
SS Justin Bench
School/college: Calvary Christian/Mississippi
Round: 17th (526th)
Team: San Francisco Giants