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Arizona Wildcats teammates Cameron Cannon, Nick Quintana taken in second round of MLB draft

Arizona Wildcats teammates Cameron Cannon and Nick Quintana were selected within five picks of each other in Monday night's MLB draft.

The Boston Red Sox selected Cameron, a middle infielder, with the second pick of the second round, No. 43 overall. Quintana, a third baseman, went to the Detroit Tigers with the 47th pick.

Cannon and Quintana were both selected at least 30 spots higher than their MLB.com projections of 77th and 79th, respectively. Baseball America listed Cannon as the No. 94 prospect and Quintana 81st.