TYLER - Over the course of the 3 day MLB Draft, 1,215 players were selected. Of that group, 10 had ties to East Texas.
Here's a list of East Texas players who were picked:
Round 3 (pick #78) - San Diego picked Mason House (Whitehouse HS)
Round 5 (pick #163) - Washington picked Brigham Hill (Texas A&M / Nacogdoches HS)
Round 10 (pick #314) - Texas picked John King (Univ. of Houston / Angelina College)
Round 12 (pick #365) - Detroit picked Will Vest (Stephen F. Austin)
Round 16 (pick #485) - Detroit picked Carson Lance (Lamar / Angelina College)
Round 20 (pick #588) - San Diego picked Duke Ellis (Panola College / Central Heights HS)
Round 28 (pick #832) - Arizona picked Jimmy Johnson (Lamar / TJC / Cayuga HS)
Round 33 (pick #991) - Houston picked Reid Russell (Lamar / TJC / Longview HS)
Round 38 (pick #1141) - Houston picked Trey Cumbie (Univ. of Houston / Lufkin HS)
Round 39 (pick #1186) - Chicago (NL) picked Cooper Coldiron (Univ. of Houston / Kilgore HS)
--- if you know of any East Texans left off of this list, please email Keith Leventhal (kleventhal@cbs19.tv) or send him a tweet (@KeithLeventhal)
