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Tigers Select 50 Players During 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft
06/11/2009 3:10 PM ET

The Detroit Tigers today announced the selection of 20 players during the final day of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

The list of the players selected in the three days of the draft follows:

Rd Player Position Ht. Wt. B/T Age School
1 Jacob Turner RHP 6-5 205 R/R 18 Westminster Christian Academy (MO)
2 Andrew Oliver LHP 6-3 212 L/L 21 Oklahoma State University
3 Wade Gaynor 3B 6-4 225 R/R 21 Western Kentucky University
4 Edwin Gomez SS 6-3 175 S/R 17 Puerto Rico Baseball Academy HS (PR)
5 Austin Wood LHP 6-2 195 L/L 22 University of Texas
6 Daniel Fields SS 6-2 200 L/R 18 University of Detroit Jesuit HS (MI)
7 Jamie Johnson CF 5-8 185 L/R 22 University of Oklahoma
8 Craig Fritsch RHP 6-4 190 R/R 21 Baylor University (TX)
9 John Murrian C 6-2 215 R/R 20 Winthrop University (SC)
10 Christopher Sedon 2B 5-10 175 R/R 21 University of Pittsburgh
11 Adam Wilk LHP 6-2 175 L/L 21 Long Beach State University (CA)
12 Matthew Thomson RHP 6-4 200 R/R 21 University of San Diego (CA)
13 Michael Rockett CF 6-1 180 R/R 21 University of Texas San Antonio
14 Kevan Hess RHP 6-2 190 R/R 21 Western Michigan University
15 Mark Appel RHP 6-4 195 R/R 17 Monte Vista HS (CA)
16 Kenny Faulk LHP 6-0 210 L/L 22 Kennesaw State University (GA)
17 Nathan Newman RHP 6-5 215 R/R 22 Pepperdine University (CA)
18 Eric Roof C 6-3 185 L/R 22 Michigan State University
19 Rawley Bishop 3B 6-3 200 R/R 23 Middle Tennessee State University
20 James Gulliver SS 5-11 180 L/R 23 Eastern Michigan University (MI)
21 Giovanni Soto LHP 6-3 155 L/L 18 No School (PR)
22 Matthew Mansilla CF 5-11 180 R/R 23 College of Charleston (SC)
23 Cory Hamilton RHP 6-1 195 R/R 21 University of California Irvine
24 Wade Kapteyn RHP 6-5 235 R/R 21 University of Evansville (IN)
25 Almon "Victor" Roache RF 6-1 205 R/R 17 Lincoln High School (MI)
26 Edgar Corcino 3B 6-2 190 S/R 17 Adolfina Irizarry De Puig HS (PR)
27 Patrick McKenna SS 5-9 170 R/R 21 Bryant University (RI)
28 Tobin Mateychick RHP 6-4 180 R/R 18 Enid HS (OK)
29 Michael Morrison RHP 6-1 210 R/R 21 California State University, Fullerton
30 James Robbins 1B 6-0 225 L/L 18 Shorecrest HS (WA)
31 Andrew Walter RHP 6-3 190 R/R 18 Cactus HS (AZ)
32 Parker Markel RHP 6-3 210 R/R 18 Mountain Ridge HS (AZ)
33 Cody Keefer CF 6-1 190 L/R 18 Davis Senior HS (CA)
34 Derek Kline RHP 6-4 215 R/R 21 Millersville University (PA)
35 Patrick Biondi CF 5-9 160 L/R 18 Divine Child HS (MI)
36 Benjamin Crumpton SS 5-11 180 R/R 18 Lakeside HS (AR)
37 Daniel Canela C 5-11 200 L/R 18 Florida Christian School (FL)
38 Tarran Senay OF 6-1 205 L/R 18 South Park HS (PA)
39 Chad Duling SS 6-0 175 R/R 18 Bishop Carroll Catholic HS (KS)
40 Ben Bechtol C 5-10 195 R/R 18 Neshannock HS (PA)
41 Larry Balkwill C 6-4 185 R/R 17 Ursuline College Chatham (ON)
42 Nicholas Avila RHP 6-2 220 R/R 20 Central Florida Community College
43 Andrew Allen 1B 6-1 225 R/R 19 Central Arizona College
44 Charles Markson RF 6-2 180 R/R 18 Whitefish Bay HS (WI)
45 James Brennan RF 6-0 185 L/L 18 Suffern HS (NY)
46 Nathan Goro 3B 6-0 185 R/R 18 Lafayette HS (MO)
47 Kevin Chambers LHP 6-3 210 L/L 19 Capistrano Valley HS (CA)
48 Jake Porcello RHP 6-2 195 R/R 18 Seton Hall Prep School (NJ)
49 Cameron Giannini RHP 6-4 210 R/R 17 Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
50 Nicholas Rosthenhausler LF 6-0 200 L/R 20 South Mountain Community College (AZ)

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