The Milwaukee Brewers used the 14th pick in the first round of Major League Baseball’s June draft on California high school right hander Dylan Covey.
Covey said he hadn’t had a lot of contact with the Brewers and therefore was surprised to get selected 14th overall by the team.
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The Pasadena, California pitcher admitted to not knowing much about Milwaukee.
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Covey said in a conference call on Monday night that there was quite an uproar at his house when his name was announced.
Covey has a scholarship offer to the University of San Diego, but he made it perfectly clear that he wants to turn pro right away if he can.
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