In baseball news, the Texas Rangers drafted the University of Georgia's Johnathan Taylor in the 33rd Round in this year's Amateur Draft. What's so special about this? Mr. Taylor was paralyzed from the waist down after an on-field collision with a teammate from this past season. The Rangers had expressed interest in him and had been scouting him for some time apparently:
"We thought selecting Johnathan was the right thing to do," Rangers director of amateur scouting Kip Fagg said. "We would have drafted him either way, regardless of any other circumstances involving his injury or Zach's draft status. Our area scout in Georgia, Ryan Coe, has had a relationship with Johnathan since he was a high school player. The club has always liked his passion and ability as a player."
Absolutely the classiest thing I've heard done by a baseball team in a long time. Way to do the right thing, Texas Rangers. I wouldn't be surprised if this was approved as far up as Nolan Ryan, the principal owner of the Rangers, who is known to be one of baseball's "good guys."
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