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MLB Draft 2022: Tampa Bay Rays select college 1B Blake Robertson in seventh round

With their seventh round selection,

Spent his first collegiate season at Oklahoma State but did not appear in any games. He then transferred to Cowley College in 2021 before joining the Sooners in advance of the 2022 season.

Robertson may be best known at this point for his defensive abilities, having flipped into the opposing Notre Dame dugout to field a flyball during the College World Series this year.

That play went on to be No. 1 on Sports Center that night. Robertson also notably scored the winning run that knocked the Florida Gators out of the playoffs, performing a “gator chomp” in victory.