TAMPA, June 4, 2019 – Senior first baseman Joe Genord was selected by the New York Mets in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB Draft Tuesday evening.
Genord (Lake Worth, Fla.) concluded his stellar USF career with his best year to date in 2019. The slugger hit a career best .333 with 13 home runs, 52 RBI and 36 runs scored. He was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team, a year after being a second team all-conference selection. He had 16 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games, finishing the year with a 25 game on-base streak.