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Western Michigan's Blake Dunn turned down MLB draft offers. Now, he's betting on himself

Detroit Tigers selected 5 more players Thursday, Day 2 of 2020 MLB draft, after taking Spencer Torkelson No. 1 overall Wednesday. A look at the class. Wochit

Western Michigan outfielder Blake Dunn felt confident he'd be one of the 160 players selected in the 2020 MLB draft. Video conferences and phone calls with teams in the weeks leading up to the five-round draft went well.

And he was picked.

A couple of times, actually, depending on how you look at it.

Teams reached out to him and his adviser, Scott Leventhal of All Bases Covered, about taking him in the fourth and fifth rounds for a lower-than-expected slot value.