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Destined to be a Dodger: The Jacob Amaya story

For Jacob Amaya, this wasn’t a typical Wednesday morning.

It started off like any other day. He woke up around ten o’clock, and went to turn on his PS4 and play some video games. Little did he know, he was about to receive a phone call that would change his life forever, and fulfill a lifelong dream.

“My best friend called me and said I was drafted by the Dodgers,” Amaya said. “I didn’t believe him. He told me to go on Twitter. I log on, and the first thing I saw was my name and who I got drafted by.