With the 20th pick in the 2015 Major League Draft, the Oakland Athletics select, shortstop, Richie Martin, Florida”
The words that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred uttered will forever be engrained in Martin’s mind and have forever changed his life.
“It was an awesome feeling,” he said on Tuesday morning. “I’m still kind of lost for words. It’s a long process, but at the end it all pays off and that feels great.”
It’s a good thing that Martin and his family had the television turned on to hear the news. Friends and family surrounded Martin, who traveled back to his parent’s home in Brandon, watching the first round unfold.