Major League Baseball Draft

SoCal's Phil Bickford, Dominic Smith chosen early in MLB draft

2013-06-06 20:28:00

Phil Bickford of Westlake Village Oaks Christian and Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra were in a celebratory mood after being chosen No. 10 and No. 11, respectively, during Major League Baseball's first-year player draft on Thursday. Bickford, a 6-foot-4...

For the record

2013-06-12 00:00:00

Dole Food Co.: In the June 10 Section A, a Monday Business stock spotlight article about Dole Food Co. said that Chief Executive David A. DeLorenzo stepped down to run Itochu Corp. He joined Itochu Corp. to run the newly acquired Dole Asia Holdings. Also,...

UCLA's Adam Plutko drafted by Cleveland Indians in 11th round

2013-06-08 16:01:00

UCLA pitcher Adam Plutko finally got the call. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Saturday. Plutko’s situation perplexed UCLA Coach John Savage on Friday. The junior right-hander was a sixth-...

MLB Draft 2013: Angels take 17-year-old Kentucky pitcher Hunter Green

2013-06-06 21:14:00

The Angels chose 17-year-old pitcher Hunter Green of Kentucky as their first pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft Thursday night. Green is a left-hander who just graduated from Warren East High School in Bowling Green. He had 110 strikeouts...

MLB Draft 2013: Ex-Crespi first baseman Ryon Healy is 100th pick

2013-06-07 11:45:11

MLB Draft 2013: USC is set to lose two more prospects [Update]

2013-06-06 18:23:24

MLB Draft 2013: Ryan McMahon is second-round pick of the Rockies

2013-06-06 20:12:27

MLB Draft 2013: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel goes No. 1 to Astros

2013-06-06 17:08:00

Hard-throwing right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford�was taken No. 1 by the Houston Astros on Thursday with the opening pick in major league baseball's first-year player draft. The 6-foot-5 Appel turned down the Pittsburgh Pirates last year after...

Dodgers make Chris Anderson their first pick in MLB draft

2013-06-06 18:17:00

The Dodgers chose Jacksonville right-hander Chris Anderson with their first pick, No. 18 overall, in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. Anderson, 20, had a 7-5 record with a 2.49 earned-run average for Jacksonville this season. In 104 2/3 innings,...

MLB Draft 2013: Phil Bickford, Dominic Smith taken 10th and 11th

2013-06-06 19:58:00

Two Southern California high school prospects, pitcher Phil Bickford of Westlake Village Oaks Christian and first baseman Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra, were selected No. 10 and No. 11, respectively, on Thursday during the MLB draft for first-year...

MLB draft 2013: Update on Max Fried and Lucas Giolito

2013-06-06 15:48:00

A year ago, high school teammates Max Fried and Lucas Giolito from Studio City Harvard-Westlake had plenty to celebrate on the opening day of the MLB amateur draft. Fried, a left-handed pitcher, went No. 7 to the San Diego Padres. Giolito, a right-...

NCAA baseball: Fullerton regional begins Friday

2013-05-30 20:00:00

Fullerton Regional When: Friday through Monday. Where: Goodwin Field, Cal State Fullerton. Time: 4 and 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday; 8 p.m. Monday (if necessary). Friday's games: New Mexico (37-20) vs. Arizona State (35-20-1), 4 p.m.; Cal State...

Marina High baseball player Jake Bauers was selected in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball Draft Friday by the San Diego Padres.

2013-06-12 15:11:00

South Pasadena High alumnus Keaton Leach, who played at Glendale Community College this year after signing with Fresno State, was selected Saturday in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs in the 32nd round with the 948th overall pick. (FILE PHOTO/Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

2013-06-08 21:19:00

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Burbank High graduate and former Crescenta Valley High baseball player Lonnie Kauppila was selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

2013-06-08 19:37:00