Reds draft Zack Gahagan in 39th round

Posted Jun 15, 2017
For the second time in his life, former North Henderson High baseball standout Zack Gahagan got the call every player dreams about. On Wednesday in the third day of the Major League Baseball 2017 Draft, the UNC junior infielder was selected in the 39th round by the Cincinnati Reds. That call came three years after the last time he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Blue Ridge Now)

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