Florida is trailing FAU 7-2 in the top of the fifth inning. As Nelson Maldonado singles home Nick Horvath the Cincinnati Reds select Jonathan India fifth overall in the 2018 MLB Draft.
He isn’t able to be with his parents, family, girlfriend or friends. He isn’t watching it live on MLB Network, at 6:39 when the Reds’ pick is announced India doesn’t even know he’s going to be a Red.
He’s walking up to the plate to face Zach Schneider.
He walks. Wil Dalton grounds out after him to end the inning and India walks towards the dugout to get his glove and hat when a fan yells out, loud enough for everyone at the stadium to hear, “Hey, Jonathan, you were just taken fifth overall by the Reds.