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MLB Draft: OU catcher Brady Lindsly goes in fourth round to Washington Nationals

Jeff Patterson
by Jeff Patterson
Published: Thu, June 11, 2020 8:13 PM Updated: Thu, June 11, 2020 11:12 PM

The Washington Nationals selected an OU pitcher in the first round of the MLB Draft on Wednesday. They added a Sooner catcher to go with him a day later in the fourth round.

The reigning World Series champion Nationals selected senior Brady Lindsly 123rd overall Thursday night after taking Cade Cavalli 22nd overall Wednesday.

In 2019, Lindsly hit .291 with 11 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 34 RBIs, 26 runs, 21 walks and a .364 on-base percentage.

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Oklahoma catcher Brady Lindsly looks back to first base after a pitch gets away from him during the game against Oklahoma State at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, OK on 4/28/18. BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa World

Oklahoma catcher Brady Lindsly looks back to first base after a pitch gets away from him during the game against Oklahoma State at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, OK on 4/28/18. BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa World

OU's Brady Lindsly (40) throws the ball during practice for the University of Oklahoma baseball team at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman, Okla., Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. [Nate Billings/The Oklahoman]
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Jeff Patterson

Jeff Patterson is the sports editor of The Oklahoman. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, he allegedly once told his father on a childhood trip passing through Oklahoma that he would one day live there. He doesn't recall this, but he fulfilled that... Read more ›

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