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Tejeda, Whittaker Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft
7/16/2024 5:06:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State pitchers Yoel Tejeda Jr. and Conner Whittaker were selected on the final day of the 2024 MLB Draft Tuesday, giving FSU an ACC-high eight players drafted over the three-day, 20-round event.
Tejeda, from Davie, Florida, was selected in the 14th round with the 410th overall pick by the Washington Nationals. The sophomore pitched 13 times with two starts in 2024, striking out 15 batters over 19.2 innings. Tejeda set a career high with five strikeouts at Duke in late April and added four over 3.0 innings against Bethune-Cookman.
Whittaker, from Sarasota, Florida, was pick No. 445 in the 15th round by the Cleveland Guardians. Over his three years as a Seminole, Whittaker started 17 games over 55 appearances with a 12-8 record, a 4.27 career ERA and 146 strikeouts over 175.0 innings pitched. In 2024, he went 5-0 and struck out 47 batters over nine starts.
Tejeda is the 13th Seminole drafted by the Nationals franchise and first since Drew Mendoza was selected in the third round in 2019. Whittaker is the 11th Seminole drafted by Cleveland and the first since former teammate Parker Messick was drafted in the second round in 2022. Messick is the Guardians top-rated prospect in the minor league system.
FSU's eight draft picks were the most in the ACC, top five nationally and FSU's most since having nine players selected over 40 rounds in 2017.
Full 2024 MLB Draft:
James Tibbs III – 1st Round, 13 overall – San Francisco Giants
Cam Smith – 1st Round, 14 overall – Chicago Cubs
Marco Dinges – 4th Round, 123 overall – Milwaukee Brewers
Jaime Ferrer – 4th Round, 126 overall – Minnesota Twins
Carson Dorsey – 7th Round, 219 overall – Baltimore Orioles
Gavin Adams – 8th Round, 234 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates
Yoel Tejeda Jr. – 14th Round, 410 overall – Washington Nationals
Conner Whittaker – 15th Round, 445 overall – Cleveland Guardians
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Tejeda, from Davie, Florida, was selected in the 14th round with the 410th overall pick by the Washington Nationals. The sophomore pitched 13 times with two starts in 2024, striking out 15 batters over 19.2 innings. Tejeda set a career high with five strikeouts at Duke in late April and added four over 3.0 innings against Bethune-Cookman.
Whittaker, from Sarasota, Florida, was pick No. 445 in the 15th round by the Cleveland Guardians. Over his three years as a Seminole, Whittaker started 17 games over 55 appearances with a 12-8 record, a 4.27 career ERA and 146 strikeouts over 175.0 innings pitched. In 2024, he went 5-0 and struck out 47 batters over nine starts.
Tejeda is the 13th Seminole drafted by the Nationals franchise and first since Drew Mendoza was selected in the third round in 2019. Whittaker is the 11th Seminole drafted by Cleveland and the first since former teammate Parker Messick was drafted in the second round in 2022. Messick is the Guardians top-rated prospect in the minor league system.
FSU's eight draft picks were the most in the ACC, top five nationally and FSU's most since having nine players selected over 40 rounds in 2017.
Full 2024 MLB Draft:
James Tibbs III – 1st Round, 13 overall – San Francisco Giants
Cam Smith – 1st Round, 14 overall – Chicago Cubs
Marco Dinges – 4th Round, 123 overall – Milwaukee Brewers
Jaime Ferrer – 4th Round, 126 overall – Minnesota Twins
Carson Dorsey – 7th Round, 219 overall – Baltimore Orioles
Gavin Adams – 8th Round, 234 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates
Yoel Tejeda Jr. – 14th Round, 410 overall – Washington Nationals
Conner Whittaker – 15th Round, 445 overall – Cleveland Guardians
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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