LOS ANGELES – The Cincinnati Reds selected Joseph Menefee as the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft wrapped up Tuesday.
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The Reds selected Menefee in the 20th round, giving the Aggies three players chosen in the 2022 MLB Draft. Texas A&M is the only school in the nation to have three or more players picked in every MLB Draft since 2001. The 22-year string is three years longer than the next-closest active run, 18 years by Vanderbilt.
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Menefee has pitched in 81 games during his Texas A&M career, eighth on the Aggies' all-time list. He owns a 13-6 record with three saves, a 4.36 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 126.0 innings. As the 2022 campaign came to a close, Menefee led all active players with over 100 innings on the mound in strikeouts per nine innings (13.79).
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The southpaw posted a 6-2 record with two saves and 87 strikeouts in 53.0 innings for the Maroon & White during the 2022 College World Series run. Menefee earned a save in Texas A&M's CWS victory over Notre Dame. Closing out the regular-season, he recorded a string of five consecutive bullpen wins in a four-week span as the Aggies claimed the series against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Ole Miss to win the SEC Western Division crown.
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Micah Dallas and Dylan Rock were both selected in the eighth round, by the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively.
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The Aggies have had at least two players selected in every draft since 1984, also the longest streak in the nation.
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The Reds selected Menefee in the 20th round, giving the Aggies three players chosen in the 2022 MLB Draft. Texas A&M is the only school in the nation to have three or more players picked in every MLB Draft since 2001. The 22-year string is three years longer than the next-closest active run, 18 years by Vanderbilt.
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Menefee has pitched in 81 games during his Texas A&M career, eighth on the Aggies' all-time list. He owns a 13-6 record with three saves, a 4.36 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 126.0 innings. As the 2022 campaign came to a close, Menefee led all active players with over 100 innings on the mound in strikeouts per nine innings (13.79).
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The southpaw posted a 6-2 record with two saves and 87 strikeouts in 53.0 innings for the Maroon & White during the 2022 College World Series run. Menefee earned a save in Texas A&M's CWS victory over Notre Dame. Closing out the regular-season, he recorded a string of five consecutive bullpen wins in a four-week span as the Aggies claimed the series against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Ole Miss to win the SEC Western Division crown.
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Micah Dallas and Dylan Rock were both selected in the eighth round, by the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively.
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The Aggies have had at least two players selected in every draft since 1984, also the longest streak in the nation.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieBaseball.