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USF Baseball 1B Joe Genord Selected By New York Mets in Ninth Round of MLB Draft

USF baseball senior first baseman Joe Genord was drafted by the New York Mets in the ninth round—268th overall— of the 2019 MLB Draft today.

JOEYYYYY! From The Bay to the Big

Our first selection in the 2019 @MLBDraft is headed to the @Mets.

Congrats Joe on an incredible career and we can't wait to see what's to come at the next level. pic.twitter.com/Tz9uZ42gFx— USF Baseball (@USFBaseball) June 4, 2019

USF has had at least one player drafted in 20 consecutive seasons, and has had one player picked in the first ten rounds in five-straight seasons.