Clemson pitcher Sam Weatherly was picked in the third round of the 2020 MLB Draft Thursday by the Colorado Rockies.
Weatherly is the first Clemson player selected in this year’s draft, which was shortened to five rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is every ballplayers dream to be drafted,” Weatherly said to The Clemson Insider. “Everybody wants to play baseball and then eventually play for money and hopefully have a very successful Big-League career. That has been something that I have dreamed of since I was a little kid.
“It seriously is a dream come true, to be able to go through this whole process with my family and everyone and just seeing how it all plays out.