Right-hander Ryan Pepiot was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most thought he’d be a day one pick, or maybe even a very early third-rounder, so the Dodgers did well to nab him with the 102nd overall selection.
He was born in Westfield which is part of the Indianapolis Metropolitan area and attended Westfield High School. At Westfield, he was a three-sport athlete playing basketball and quarterbacking the football team along with baseball. According to Pepiot Ball State did show some interest in him as a quarterback but the thought of 300-pound guys piling on him didn’t seem to be the way to go.