University of North Carolina Athletics
Pair Of Outfielders Selected On Day Two Of MLB Draft
July 15, 2024 | Baseball
FORT WORTH, Texas – UNC outfielders Casey Cook and Anthony Donofrio saw their names come off the board Monday on day two of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Cook was selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round with the 103rd overall pick, and the Seattle Mariners drafted Donofrio with the 303rd overall pick in the 10th round.
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Cook is the first Tar Heel to be drafted by the Rangers since 2003 when the organization selected Jeremy Cleveland and Sammy Hewitt. Donofrio is the sixth Carolina player to be taken by Seattle since 2004.
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A redshirt sophomore from Chantilly, Va., Cook was named First Team All-ACC, posting a .341/.431/.605 slash line with 18 home runs and 78 RBIs, third-most in the conference and 11th nationally. He also ranked among the league leaders in hits (88/7th), runs (67/9th) and total bases (156/9th). Cook started all 64 games and led the Tar Heels with 28 multi-hit and 24 multi-RBI games.
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After playing two years at Quinnipiac, Donofrio transferred to UNC and started 58 of 61 games played. He recorded a final slash line of .326/.435/.547, led the team in on-base percentage and posted the third-highest batting average. Donofrio led the ACC in triples (6), ranked fifth in steals (19) and eighth in doubles (19).
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Cook and Donofrio are the second and third Carolina outfielders to be selected in this year's draft. On Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles took centerfielder Vance Honeycutt in the first round with the 22nd overall pick.
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The draft concludes on Tuesday with rounds 11-20 streamed live on MLB.com.
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Cook was selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round with the 103rd overall pick, and the Seattle Mariners drafted Donofrio with the 303rd overall pick in the 10th round.
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Cook is the first Tar Heel to be drafted by the Rangers since 2003 when the organization selected Jeremy Cleveland and Sammy Hewitt. Donofrio is the sixth Carolina player to be taken by Seattle since 2004.
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A redshirt sophomore from Chantilly, Va., Cook was named First Team All-ACC, posting a .341/.431/.605 slash line with 18 home runs and 78 RBIs, third-most in the conference and 11th nationally. He also ranked among the league leaders in hits (88/7th), runs (67/9th) and total bases (156/9th). Cook started all 64 games and led the Tar Heels with 28 multi-hit and 24 multi-RBI games.
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After playing two years at Quinnipiac, Donofrio transferred to UNC and started 58 of 61 games played. He recorded a final slash line of .326/.435/.547, led the team in on-base percentage and posted the third-highest batting average. Donofrio led the ACC in triples (6), ranked fifth in steals (19) and eighth in doubles (19).
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Cook and Donofrio are the second and third Carolina outfielders to be selected in this year's draft. On Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles took centerfielder Vance Honeycutt in the first round with the 22nd overall pick.
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The draft concludes on Tuesday with rounds 11-20 streamed live on MLB.com.
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