The 2022 MLB Draft is set to begin this weekend, and the 20-round affair which totals 616 picks will get underway on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Several players with Middle Tennessee ties are set to potentially be picked in this year's edition, including a number of college standouts and some high school alums from the area.Â
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