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MM 7.12: Three Maryland pitchers taken on final day of MLB draft

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Maryland baseball saw an additional three players taken Tuesday during the final portion of the 2023 MLB Draft: right-handed pitcher Nigel Belgrave (No. 443 overall, Miami Marlins), right-handed pitcher Nick Dean (No. 556 overall, Chicago Cubs) and left-handed pitcher Tommy Kane (No. 570 overall, San Francisco Giants).

The trio became the fifth, sixth and seventh Terps, respectively, to be selected in this year’s draft, the program’s most since 2015. Shortstop Matt Shaw was taken in the first round while catcher Luke Shliger (No. 180 overall, San Francisco Giants), pitcher Jason Savacool (No. 185 overall, St. Louis Cardinals) and third baseman Nick Lorusso (No.