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Orioles Complete 2019 First-Year Player Draft

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The O's completed their 2019 first-year player draft on Wednesday.

The team made 30 selections on day three of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, completing rounds 11-40.

This year, the team selected 41 players overall: 22 position players and 19 pitchers, with 33 of the selections being college athletes.

The Orioles selected 16 right-handed pitchers, three left-handed pitchers, seven infielders, nine outfielders and six catchers.

With the first overall pick in the draft, the O's took standout Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman.

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The O's took center fielder Kyle Stowers out of Stanford with their second pick and catcher Maverick Handley out of Stanford with their third.

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