Kansas pitcher Jackson Goddard became the first Jayhawk to hear his name called in the 2018 MLB draft on Tuesday afternoon, when he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round as the 99th overall pick.
Viewing a live stream with family in St. Louis, Goddard was watching Duke’s Jimmy Herron get drafted by the Chicago Cubs as the 98th pick when his phone started to buzz with messages.
Realizing his stream must have been slow and guessing the reason for the texts, Goddard soon saw his own name called, followed soon after by a phone call from a Diamondbacks representative.