The UK baseball team received some big news earlier this week. Starting pitcher Justin Lewis turned down an offer from the Tampa Bay Rays and has decided to return to the Kentucky for next season.
Here are details from UK:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Justin Lewis, an 11th round selection by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft, has turned down a contract offer and opted to return to the Kentucky baseball program for the 2018 season.
Lewis will be a redshirt junior next season and continue as a foundational piece of one of the nation’s top returning weekend pitching rotations.