University of Maryland baseball commit Alex Santos was selected No. 72 overall by the Houston Astros on Thursday in the second round of the MLB draft.
Santos, a Bronx native from Mount St. Michael Academy in New York, is ranked the No. 45 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 56 by MLB Pipeline. The 18-year-old right-hander, listed at 6-feet-3 and 215 pounds, has a fastball in the 90-94 mph range with a 76-78 mph slider and a low-80s changeup.
According to the New York Post, Santos plans to sign with Houston and bypass his scholarship to Maryland.