ShareFor the second straight year, a Florida State player was selected in the first round of Major League Baseball’s Amateur Draft as junior outfielder D.J. Stewart was selected 25th overall by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
Stewart played in 64 of FSU’s 65 games this season and led the Seminoles in virtually every category. Stewart hit .318 with 15 home runs, 59 RBIs and was among the nation’s leaders with 69 walks and a .500 on-base percentage.
After being named ACC Player of the Year in 2014, Stewart was selected to the conference’s first team in 2015. Stewart finishes his career with a .344 average, 27 home runs and 168 RBIs.
Stewart becomes the highest FSU player drafted since James Ramsey went 23rd overall to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012. The draft will continue with rounds 3 through 10 on Tuesday.
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Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.
