TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo pitcher Kyle Jones was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the seventh round of the MLB Draft on Monday.
Jones, a 2022 First-Team All-MAC selection, is the 48th player in program history to be selected in the MLB Draft and is the highest draft pick since Matt Suschak in 2010 (seventh round, Atlanta Braves).
Jones just turned in one of the best seasons by a pitcher in school history in 2022, collecting a school-record 114 strikeouts in 91.1 innings pitched. A three-time MAC Pitcher of the Week, he ended the year ranking second in the MAC in strikeouts and innings pitched, fifth in ERA (4.