JONESBORO, Ark. (6/5/18) – Arkansas State junior pitcher Peyton Culbertson was selected with the 237th pick in the 8th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft Tuesday afternoon.
Culbertson becomes the 15th player drafted since head coach Tommy Raffo took over in 2009 and is the 10th pitcher selected during that time frame. Culbertson is the fifth pitcher over that time span to be chosen in the MLB Draft’s first 10 rounds and all five were not drafted out of high school. He is the second-highest selection in the June Amateur Draft in school history after Tyler Zuber was chosen in the sixth round in 2017.