Right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill, son of former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Paul Quantrill, became the second highest Canadian ever chosen in the MLB draft when the San Diego Padres selected him eighth overall on Thursday night.

The 21-year-old from Port Hope, Ont., moved ahead of North Delta, B.C., native Jeff Francis, who was selected ninth overall by Colorado in 2002. Adam Loewen of Surrey, B.C., went fourth overall to Baltimore, also in 2002.

Also Thursday, Toronto catcher Andrew Yerzy was taken in the second round, 52nd overall, by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Quantrill, a sophomore at Stanford University, missed the entire 2016 college season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year. He made three starts for the Cardinal before his March 2015 surgery, going 2-0 with a 1.93 earned-run average.

As a freshman in 2014, Quantrill went 7-5 with a 2.68 ERA and 98 strikeouts through a team-high 110 2/3 innings.

Quantrill was a mainstay on Canada's junior national team from 2011-'13, helping the squad win a silver medal at the IBAF 18-under world championship in 2012.

The New York Yankees had previously drafted Quantrill as a high school senior in the 26th round of the 2013 draft.

This was Yerzy's first year of draft eligibility. The 18-year-old tied for first place at last year's junior home run derby at the all-star weekend in Cincinnati.