Michigan right-hander Jeff Criswell fulfilled a goal and followed his father’s footsteps into Major League Baseball and was the first of four Wolverines taken in the Major League Baseball draft.
Criswell was selected in the second round (No. 58 overall) by Oakland on Thursday in the second and final day of the MLB Draft. Outfielders Jordan Nwogu and Jesse Franklin were third-round picks. Nwogu went to the Cubs in the third round, the No. 88 pick overall, and Franklin was selected by Atlanta with the 97th overall pick. Colorado took shortstop Jack Blomgren in the fifth round with the No.