NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The duo of Jayson Gonzalez and Dominic Keegan were selected on day three of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday afternoon.
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Gonzalez was selected with the 515th pick in the 17th round by the Chicago White Sox, while Keegan went 573rd overall in the 19th round to the New York Yankees.
The two selections on day three increased Vanderbilt’s total to seven players selected across the three days of the 2021 draft, which marks the fourth time in the last five years that the Commodores have had at least seven players drafted.
The trio of Luke Murphy, CJ Rodriguez and Hugh Fisher were chosen on the second day, while the duo of Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker were first-round selections.
Commodores in 2021 MLB Draft
Jack Leiter – Round 1, Pick 2 (Texas Rangers)
Kumar Rocker – Round 1, Pick 10 (New York Mets)
Luke Murphy – Round 4, Pick 110 (Los Angeles Angels)
CJ Rodriguez – Round 5, Pick 158 (Oakland Athletics)
Hugh Fisher – Round 10, Pick 288 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Jayson Gonzalez – Round 17, Pick 515 (Chicago White Sox)
Dominic Keegan – Round 19, Pick 573 (New York Yankees)
