With the 567th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers selected pitcher Albert Oliva, becoming the last of the 30 MLB teams to take an alumni of the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series over the last five years of the draft.
Oliva was at a regional combine in Puerto Rico back in 2019.
PICK ANALYSIS BY JEREMY BOOTH, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE FUTURE STARS SERIES: Has really matured and grown into his body. Arm strength and feel for what he does has take a big jump through his work and natural progression. Those type of guys show up in the ML at some point, so the Tigers taking a chance makes sense. originally seen by Rafael Santo Domingo and Noel Sevilla.
Mike Ashmore is a veteran baseball writer. Since 2003 he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for Future Stars Series, the New Jersey native currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian. Ashmore has worked six Super Bowls, ten Stanley Cup Finals, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,000 games covered in his career.
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