VIDEO: Orioles 2nd-Round Pick Kyle Stowers Has Emotional Reaction After Learning He Was Drafted
By Brendan Azoff
Getting drafted and achieving your dreams of reaching the MLB has to be an amazing feeling, but being able to do it on the field with the rest of your teammates there to support you has to feel even better. For Baltimore Orioles' second-round pick Kyle Stowers, he got to experience just that during Stanford's regional game.
So awesome. Here’s the moment @StanfordBSB’s @KyleStowers finds out that was drafted.pic.twitter.com/L1cNOs1B6H
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 4, 2019
Stowers was given the information during Stanford's clash on Monday night, resulting in an awesome gesture from his teammates as they celebrated with him on the field.
Clearly his teammates have seen the hard work he's put in on the road to the draft, and are giving him the love he deserves after achieving one of the biggest milestones in his career.
With the 71st pick in the 2019 #MLBDraft the #Orioles have selected OF Kyle Stowers - Stanford (CA). #Birdland
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 4, 2019
He could prove to be a great addition for the O's as the rebuilding side prepares for its future endeavors.
Across 53 games for Stanford this year, he's hitting .305 with 8 homers, 38 RBI and 13 stolen bases.