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Colorado Rockies: Bill Schmidt, Benny Montgomery’s thoughts on draft night

DENVER, CO - JULY 07: The 2021 MLB All-Star Game logo is displayed at Coors Field on July 7, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images)

The first round of the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft is over and the Colorado Rockies selected high school outfielder Benny Montgomery from Red Land High School in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, which is just outside of Harrisburg, PA.

After the pick, Rockies interim general manager Bill Schmidt and Montgomery himself spoke with the media, including Rox Pile, about the pick and the night.

Here’s what we learned from Schmidt and Montgomery.