Shepherd among 10 former Wildcats selected for MLB Summer Player Pools

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LEXINGTON — Louisa native Chandler Shepherd is among 10 former University of Kentucky baseball players who have been selected as part of Major League's Baseball initial 60-man team summer player pools. Shepherd is a Lawrence County High School graduate. With MLB tentatively set to open the 2020 season on July 23, teams were allotted a 60-player pool from which they could fill their big league roster this season. Initial opening day rosters are set at 30 with remaining players training off-site in preparation for a potential call-up. Established major leaguers Trevor Gott, Luke Maile, James Paxton, J.T. Riddle and Taylor Rogers highlight the group. Both Shepherd and Chris Rusin are looking to return to Major League Baseball. Two stars from UK's 2017 Super Regional club - Zach Reks and Evan White – as well as 2016 alum Zack Brown are on the cusp of earning their first crack at the highest level.
The list of the Wildcats in MLB summer camps follows.
• Chandler Shepherd, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
• Zack Brown, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
• Trevor Gott, pitcher (San Francisco Giants)
• Luke Maile, catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• James Paxton, pitcher (New York Yankees)
• Zach Reks, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
• J.T. Riddle, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Taylor Rogers, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
• Chris Rusin, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
• Evan White, first baseman (Seattle Mariners)