The 2017 MLB draftee is tearing up the diamond in the Cleveland Indians organization
After a season in which his team won 42 games, reached the NCAA Regional tournament and ranked in the top 25 among Division I programs, former St. John’s shortstop Jesse Berardi thought he had done it all.
Then, a new world of opportunities opened in an instant when the Cleveland Indians selected him in the 10th round of last June’s MLB First Year Player Draft.
“Getting drafted was a bonus,” Berardi said via phone interview. “I’d love to play another year there.