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Laurel's Richie Cortese selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 2025 MLB Draft

GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 15 – Richie Cortese was the 521st overall pick after a strong senior season at Lander University, helping his team win the Peach Belt Conference tournament and an NCAA tournament game.

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BILLINGS Pitcher Richie Cortese, a former American Legion baseball standout with the Laurel Dodgers, was selected in the 17th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball amateur draft on Monday by the Philadelphia Phillies.Cortese was drafted out of NCAA Division II Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. Cortese played the past two seasons at Lander after spending the previous two years as a two-way player with the program at Dickinson State in North …

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KTVQ broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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