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Two more Huskies selected in 2017 MLB Draft

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The MLB First Year Player Draft is three days long and each day has a different theme.

The first day has all the pomp and circumstance of the elite players being selected, and the following day features a lot of players who will need to make a tough decision about whether to sign with the team that drafted them. The third and final day is by far the busiest, with 30 of the 40 rounds taking place.

In 2016, UConn had three players selected on the third day of the draft. In 2017, after John Russell was selected in the 16th round, the Huskies had two of players selected within two rounds of each other.