SignOnSanDiego.com · May 14, 2016
Texas Rangers bring up Matt Bush
Texas Rangers' Matt Bush, right, and Keone Kela, second from right, stand with the rest of the team during the playing of the national anthem before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, May 13, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)He was mentioned in the same breath with catcher Steve Chilcott (1966, Mets) and pitcher Brien Taylor (1991, Yankees) as the only No. 1 overall draft picks who never reached the major leagues.
Sports Illustrated placed him atop its list of baseball’s all-time Top 10 draft busts.
But Matt Bush is no longer the answer to a draft trivia question and he’s doing his best to shed the label as a bust.