With the 155th pick of the 2020 MLB Draft the Tampa Bay Rays selected Jeffrey Hakanson, a right-handed pitcher out of UCF.
The college relief pitcher stands 6’0”, 185 lbs. In seven appearances in an abbreviated 2020 season, Hakanson delivered 20 strikeouts in 8 1⁄3 while compiling six saves. This season he was fastball/slider out of the ‘pen, but has a change and two-seam in development.
In 2019, his sophomore year, he delivered a 3.38 ERA over 26 2⁄3 innings with 52 strikeouts against 15 walks, while collecting six saves.