Four UConn Players Selected in Major League Baseball Draft

STORRS, CT — After three days, 40 rounds and 1,215 names announced, the Major League Baseball draft ended Wednesday with 15 players with Connecticut ties selected by major league organizations.

Four players from the University of Connecticut were among the draftees: RHP Wills Montgomerie (6th round, Los Angeles Dodgers), RHP John Russell (16th round, San Francisco Giants), SS Willy Yahn (25th round, Baltimore Orioles) and LHP Doug Domnarski (27th round, Miami Marlins).

Here is the list of Connecticut draftees, with position, state affiliation, round drafted, overall pick number and major league club.

• Wills Montgomerie - RHP - Lakeville, UConn - 6th - 190 - Los Angeles Dodgers
• Erik Ostberg - C - University of Hartford - 13th - 379 - Tampa Bay Rays
• John Russell - RHP - Glastonbury, UConn - 16th - 486 - San Francisco Giants
• Justin Morhardt - C - Winsted - 22nd - 650 - Atlanta Braves
• Ben Bengtson - SS - University of Hartford - 23rd - 688 - Pittsburgh Pirates
• Robbie Hitt - RHP - Suffield, Quinnipiac - 24th - 714 - Milwaukee Brewers
• Willy Yahn - SS - Sharon, UConn - 25th - 758 - Baltimore Orioles
• Abraham Almonte - LHP - Danbury - 26th - 772 - Arizona Diamondbacks
• Doug Domnarski - LHP - Pawcatuck, UConn - 27th - 809 - Miami Marlins
• Richard Slenker - 3B - Yale University - 28th - 841 - Houston Astros
• Harrison White - OF - Yale University - 31st - 929 - Miami Marlins
• Ryan Costello - 3B - Wethersfield, Central Connecticut State University - 31st - 933 - Seattle Mariners
• Matthew Batten - SS - Shelton, Quinnipiac - 32nd - 948 - San Diego Padres
• David MacKinnon - 1B - University of Hartford - 32nd - 955 - Los Angeles Angels
• Jacob Stevens - RHP - Darien - 33rd - 992 - New York Yankees

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