(This story originally appeared in the August 2021 edition of Yankees Magazine.)
Ron Blomberg is an absolute riot, and he’s also a former No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. I had so much fun chatting with him about that whole experience, how it changed his life, and how different it is now. It’s crazy to think about him walking across the stage at his high school graduation and learning that he had been picked first overall; today, there’s nonstop, wall-to-wall coverage on MLB Network, to say nothing about the writers chasing down stories about the top picks.
Beyond the Q&A with Blomberg, I loved just going back and doing research on the draft, finding some quirks in there. This story has a lot of goofy facts, such as the Yankees’ historic success with the 493rd pick in the draft, or the guy picked 1,718th who actually ended up playing for the Yankees.
https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-magazine-ron-blomberg-on-mlb-draft