PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Five players from the American Athletic Conference were selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, which concluded Thursday with the final four rounds.
With five selections in the five-round draft, which was reduced from 40 rounds this year, The American has had five or more picks in the first five rounds of the MLB draft in three consecutive years.
Hudson Haskin, an outfielder from Tulane, was the first player from The American off the board, going in the second round (39th pick overall) to the Baltimore Orioles. Haskin hit .