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Mending from Tommy John surgery, Grove picked by Dodgers in 2nd

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia pitcher Michael Grove, 13 months removed from his last appearance, nonetheless became a second-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers during Monday night’s MLB draft.

The Wheeling Park High School product underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2017, cutting short a promising sophomore season in which he posted a 3-1 record and 2.87 ERA across nine starts. He fanned 61 and walked 15 in 47 innings, while holding hitters to a .174 batting average.

Grove redshirted this season and retains two years of college eligibility, though he’s unlikely to pass up the approximate $900,000 signing bonus linked to the 68th draft slot.