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Why the top high school player in Michigan went undrafted

I walked into my sixth grade math teacher’s house Tuesday afternoon, early on Day 2 of the 2019 MLB draft, right around the time Colin Czajkowski started getting his hopes up.

It was the fifth round and his grandparents had just stopped by. There was a the laptop streaming the draft onto a plasma television, even as his little brother spoiled the picks 30 seconds early from his iPhone.

Czajkowski has been ready since last year, when he established himself as arguably the top high school pitcher in Michigan, leading Woodhaven to the Division 1 state championship game.