Seven Clemson student-athletes and two incoming signees got their shot at playing professional baseball in the 2021 MLB Draft and free agency this past week.
Sometimes college coaches get caught up in trying to build a successful program and spend less energy preparing players to compete beyond the amateur ranks.
But for Clemson head coach Monte Lee giving his players the tools to play in the big leagues has always been at the forefront of how he runs the program.
“I played as long as I could play and then I got into coaching and one of the things that has always been important to me is helping my players get that opportunity, and I to try and develop them as a professional baseball player in college baseball,” Lee told The Clemson Insider on Friday.