The Seattle Mariners made MLB Draft history with their selection of switch pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje in the first round.
The Seattle Mariners selected ambidextrous pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with the 15th pick in the first round of the MLB draft on Sunday, making league history in the process.Born in the Netherlands, Cijntje, 21, grew up throwing the ball as a natural lefty, but the motivation to be like his father Mechangelo, a professional catcher in the Netherlands, drove him to learn how to throw from the right side as well.
"I always forget my glove at home on purpose so I could use his ... so I could throw from the right side. And one time, he just grabbed a ball, put a screw in the ball and let me throw the ball at a tire and that helped me from the right side."
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