This year’s MLB Drafted was highlighted by both the 77th overall pick Jacob Steinmetz and the 593 pick Elie Kligman. Both are Orthodox Jews, Steinmetz was a student at The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway of Long Island and Kligman at Cimarron-Memorial High in Nevada.

According to JewishBaseballNews.com the Jewish players drafted this week:

1. Zack Gelof (3B), Athletics (Rd 2, #60)
2. Jacob Steinmetz (P), D’backs (Rd 3, #77)
3. Colton Gorton (P), Astros (Rd 8, #238)
4. Michael Rothenberg (C), Tigers (Rd 12, #345)
5. Tyler Uberstine (P), Red Sox (Rd 19, #556)
6. Shawn Goosenberg (SS), White Sox (Rd 19, #575)
7. Elie Kligman (C), Nationals (Rd 20, #593)
8. Daniel Federman (P), Orioles (free agent)