Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
PROVO — Jackson Cluff beat most expectations as a player for BYU in 2019, so it makes sense the sophomore slugger beat projections in the Major League Baseball draft, too.
Cluff, who wasn't even listed among Baseball America's top 500 draft prospects, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the sixth round Tuesday. Overall, Cluff was the 183rd player selected after what was a breakthrough season for the Cougars.
Having returned from mission service for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the 6-foot, 185-pound shortstop went on to hit for a .