Tim Fedroff always knew he'd return, just not exactly when.
Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft, Fedroff, eligible to be drafted at 21 years old, left Chapel Hill after just two seasons on the North Carolina baseball team. Doing so wasn't easy. But the risk of a poor junior campaign – or even worse, an injury – simplified his decision.
So he placed his academics on hold.
Over the next seven years, Fedroff ascended through the Minor Leagues, climbing as high as Triple-A. He earned MiLB.com Organization All-Star honors twice.