In the June first-year player draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft, UConn has only had three players selected in the first round. Charles Nagy was the 17th overall pick in 1988 by the Cleveland Indians, George Springer was 11th overall in 2011 by the Houston Astros and Matt Barnes was the 19th player selected in the 2011 draft, picked by the Boston Red Sox. Now, Anthony Kay has made that list four names long.
The left-handed pitcher from Stony Brook, New York was selected with the 31stoverall pick by the New York Mets.
In 52 games, 39 of which were starts, Kay has pitched 286.