Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – Niagara baseball outfielder Tanner Kirwer was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft on Wednesday. Kirwer was the 609th overall pick. Kirwer, a junior from Sherwood Park, Alberta, was the Blue Jays’ first 2017 Canadian-born draft pick. Kirwer is the second Purple Eagle … [Read more...] about Niagara’s Tanner Kirwer selected by Toronto Blue Jays in MLB Draft
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Niagara’s Procopio selected by Angels in 10th Round of MLB Draft
Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – Niagara pitcher Daniel Procopio was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 10th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday. Procopio was the 295th overall pick. Procopio, a 5-11 righty from Toronto, Ontario, is the seventh Purple Eagle since 2005 to be drafted: James Avery, Dan Griffin and Reed Eastley (2005), … [Read more...] about Niagara’s Procopio selected by Angels in 10th Round of MLB Draft