MLB draft finds Sparkman grad Causey

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July 16, 2024

HARVEST – Former Sparkman High School and University of Tennessee pitcher A.J. Causey became the latest player from Madison County selected in the Major League Baseball first-year draft, selected 138th overall in the fifth round by the Kansas City Royals.

For Tennessee, he was the second pitcher selected after Drew Beam was previously selected by the Royals in the third round.

In Causey’s lone season in the Southeastern Conference he earned All-America honors, posting a 13-3 record with a 4.83 ERA.

Area players with MLB experience currently listed as “active” with high school, current team or last MLB team:

Graham Ashcraft: Huntsville, Cincinnati Reds
Jordan Beck: Hazel Green, Colorado Rockies IL10
Buddy Boshears: Lee, Toronto Blue Jays (2019)
Grant Dayton: Bob Jones, Atlanta Braves (2021)
Justin Foscue: Grissom, Triple-A Round Rock/Texas Rangers
Brewer Hicklen: Huntsville, Triple A Nashville/Milwaukee Brewers
Craig Kimbrell: Lee, Baltimore Orioles
Keegan Thompson: Cullman, Chicago Cubs IL15
Trey Wingenter: Bob Jones, Triple-A Worcester/Boston Red Sox
Kyle Wright: Buckhorn, Kansas City Royals IL60

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