On Monday night, the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft kicked off. The first two rounds of the draft took place on Monday, and the draft continued throughout the day on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s 6th round saw a Nittany Lion pitcher get their name called. In the 6th round of the draft, the Kansas City Royals selected left-handed Nittany Lion pitcher Dante Biasi. With his name being called Biasi became the 169th overall pick in the 2019 draft.
After missing the 2017 season due to injury, Biasi struggled in 2018, Biasi bounced back with a big 2019 season. In 2018 Biasi posted a 5.