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Drey Jameson is sitting with his advisor, their eyes glued to the TV screen in front of them.
The budding star is shaking.
His family and his girlfriend’s family are in another room of Jameson’s parents’ home in Greenfield, watching a different TV. The first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft is unfolding in both rooms, and Jameson doesn’t want to tip off the surprise.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had called him earlier that night to gauge his interest, presenting an offer the Ball State ace said he’d be stupid to pass up.