CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College senior left-hander Dan Metzdorf (Burlington, Mass.) was selected in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday afternoon. Metzdorf, who was taken in the 38th round by the New York Yankees a year ago, became the Eagles' highest draft pick in three years with the 140th overall selection.
Metzdorf is the ninth player in BC program history to be selected in the first five rounds of the draft and the first since Justin Dunn went No.