Provo • Of all the major league teams that were talking about drafting him this week, BYU’s Jackson Cluff hoped it would be the Washington Nationals because of his relationship with scouts Mitch Sokol and Scott Ramsay.
“It’s just a dream come true, because of the opportunity,” Cluff said Tuesday after the Nationals selected him with in the sixth round, No. 183 overall.
Cluff, a shortstop who just completed his second season of college eligibility, becomes BYU’s highest draft pick since Jacob Hannemann was taken in third round of 2013 draft by the Chicago Cubs.