Jul 16, 2021
Blue Jays sign first-round pick Hoglund
The Toronto Blue Jays and first-round pick Gunnar Hoglund have agreed to a $3,247,500 deal, TSN Blue Jays Reporter Scott Mitchell has confirmed.
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The Toronto Blue Jays and first-round pick Gunnar Hoglund have agreed to a $3,247,500 deal, TSN Blue Jays Reporter Scott Mitchell has confirmed.
RHP Gunnar Hoglund signed with the #BlueJays for $3,247,500. That's $111,500 under slot for the 19th pick. #MLBDraft
— Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 16, 2021
The signing is just over $100,000 below slot for the No. 19 overall pick.
The Ole Miss product was the first of Toronto's pick from the 2021 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-4, 220 pound right-hander recently underwent Tommy John surgery but, according to Mitchell, was seen as a consensus top-10 talent when healthy.
Read more about the selection here from Mitchell here.