La Salle High School graduate Devin Taylor selected in the Major League Baseball Draft

La Salle High School graduate Devin Taylor selected in the Major League Baseball Draft

Indiana University junior outfielder Devin Taylor, a 2022 La Salle High School graduate, was selected 48th overall in the Major League Baseball Draft Sunday night.Taylor, 21, was selected by The Athletics in the second round as the No. 48 pick overall. He said he didn't have a preference of which team selected him, save for the fact of whichever club offered the best financial deal."The draft is just a step in the process," Taylor told WCPO 9 Sp…

Former SwampBat star selected in second round of MLB Draft

It was a season without much to write home about in terms of the win-loss column, but the 2023 SwampBats season did produce one lasting memory — Devin Taylor.

Indiana’s Devin Taylor is the highest-drafted outfielder in program history

Indiana’s Devin Taylor became the highest-drafted outfielder in program history on Sunday evening. He was selected 48th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 2025 MLB First Year Player Draft. Taylor is also the highest-drafted player in the coaching career of head coach Jeff Mercer. The veteran outfielder is also the seventh-highest selected player in program history during the summer MLB Draft era (since 1965). The Cincinn…