"Greene, listed at 6'3" and 195 pounds by MLB.com, has been one of the most talked-about players in this year's draft class.
Royce Lewis is an 18-year-old from Aliso Viejo, California, who went to Jserra Catholic High School.
He is a power-speed player who hit.388 with four home runs and 25 stolen bases as a high school senior.
The Cincinnati Reds select high school phenom Hunter Greene in the Major League Baseball draft.
The San Diego Padres took left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore of Whiteville (N.C.) High School with the third pick. Greene throws four pitches for strikes, including a fastball that touches triple digits and a plus slider.
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Those leadership qualities impressed the Twins enough to overlook industry concerns about Lewis' ability to make the transition to wood bats in pro ball. "It was an unbelievable feeling". They milked the suspense until the final hour. A versatile position player, Lewis played third base and center field at the start of his high school career before playing exclusively shortstop as a senior.
Then, at No. 65, SC right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe was selected by the Washington Nationals. If they connect Monday night, as they did in 2001 with Mauer, another renaissance could be around the corner.
Then it was McKay, another two-way star from Louisville, going fourth to the Rays as a first baseman.
"If there was ever a young man who could live up to a Sports Illustrated cover at age 17, I think Hunter's that young man", Commissioner Rob Manfred said.
"We felt Royce separated himself from those other guys just a bit, and we feel like he's somebody that we'll build around for the future", Falvey said. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Lewis was named the 2017 Gatorade Player of the Year in California and Trinity League Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. Yes, the pick was reportedly in large part because Brendan McKay's number on the table was deemed too high, but keep in mind that Minnesota just landed the most talented high school player in the country. That interval shrinks to zero on Wednesday, with no time in between picks for rounds 11-40 on the draft's final day.
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