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With the fifth pick in the 2017 MLB Draft the Atlanta Braves take Vanderbilt RHP Kyle Wright

The fifth pick is now officially in and that means it's time to welcome one of Dansby Swanson’s former teammates in talented Vanderbilt right hander Kyle Wright to the Braves organization.

Who is he?

Kyle Wright in action from Brent Carden/Vanderbilt.247sports.com

Kyle Wright is a 6’4” 220 pound right handed pitcher from Vanderbilt. He was undrafted out of high school from Buckhorn HS in New Market, Alabama, a school where he played for his father. Wright, and his family, are reportedly huge Braves fans according to Frankie Piliere of D1Baseball.