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State players dot final day of MLB Draft

The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft's third day was dotted with players from Alabama high schools and colleges on Saturday.

After the first and second rounds on Thursday night and Rounds 3 through 10 on Friday, the draft concluded with Rounds 11 through 40 on Saturday.

The drafted players included:

    • Pitcher Chad Smith went in the 11th Round to the Miami Marlins with the 323rd pick. Smith, who is a junior at Ole Miss, was a prep star at McCalla.
    • Pitcher Graham Ashcraft went in the 12th Round to the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 371st pick.