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ASU baseball finishes with five drafted players, same as 2018

With three players taken Wednesday, Arizona State finished with five selections in the three-day MLB draft.

The Sun Devils also had five draftees in 2018, up from one in 2017.

Juniors Lyle Lin and Carter Aldrete were early third-day picks then senior pitcher Sam Romero was taken in the 40th and final round.

The Diamondbacks chose Lin, a catcher, in the 14th round (No. 422 overall). That’s an improvement over 2018 when Lin, draft-eligible because of his age, was picked in the 29th round by Houston.

Rather than signing, Lin returned to ASU, hitting .