The Cleveland Indians tonight selected INF TYLER FREEMAN with their Completive Balance Lottery Round "B" selection (71^st overall) in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft.
Freeman, 18, batted .526 (51-97) with 8 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 36 RBI and 35 runs scored in 30 games for Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was named a 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American after leading the state of California high school players in batting average. He was named Baseline League MVP, leading his team to a 27-3 record and CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Southern Section Division 2 title.
Freeman has signed a National Letter of Intent with TCU.