FORT WORTH, Texas – Jurrangelo Cijnte was 7 or 8 years old when he started throwing right-handed, for the most wholesome and relatable reason. “I wanted,” he said Sunday night, a Seattle Mariners jersey dangling from his frame, “to be like my dad.” That unlikely road yielded the biggest dividend Sunday, when the Mariners selected Cijnte with the 15th overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. Tap below to read the report from USA Today.
