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The New York Yankees select Trey Sweeney with the 20th pick of the 2021 MLB Draft
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With the 20th selection in the 2021 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees selected SS Trey Sweeney out of Eastern Illinois University.
In a draft that seemingly lacks much depth at all when it comes to college bats, Trey Sweeney stands out as a guy that, despite being from a small school, has a strong hit tool and possesses power while also potentially sticking at a premium position. If not for the COVID shutdowns that cost him potential opportunities to hit against more elite competition, some think he would have gone significantly higher than he ended up getting drafted.
MLB Draft 2021: Yankees select Trey Sweeney 20th overall
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The Yankees had the 20th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, and the first round held more than its share of surprises as the selections began on Sunday night. Louisville catcher Henry Davis was a player who essentially no one had No. 1 overall, and yet that’s exactly where he went. Off went Jack Leiter to Texas, Marcelo Mayer to Boston (gulp), Kumar Rocker to the Mets, and a bevy of pitching options previously connected to New York (Gunnar Hoglund, Will Bednar, and Andrew Painter) to other teams.
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The Yankees are dreaming of a future in which Trey Sweeney helps anchor the infield in the Bronx, selecting the Eastern Illinois University shortstop in the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft on Sunday night.
Sweeney was taken with the 20th overall pick, having attended the Draft as part of the live audience at Denver’s Bellco Theatre. The 21-year-old wasted no time delivering a message to the Yankees’ fan base.
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