Former St. Cloud player Charlie Condon is the highest NWL pick ever at 3rd overall
Rochester, Minn. – The 2024 Major League First-Year Player Draft was held July 14 through July 16. This year’s draft was twenty rounds with seventy Northwoods League players selected.
The highest Northwoods League alum picked in this year’s draft was Charlie Condon, a junior outfielder from the University of Georgia. Condon was picked in the 1st round by the Colorado Rockies with the 3rd overall pick. Condon played for the St. Cloud Rox in 2022. The League had three first round picks.
J.J. Wetherholt an alum of the Madison Mallards from 2022 was selected 7th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals and former Kalamazoo Growlers shortstop Griff O’Ferrall was selected 32nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles.
The St. Cloud Rox had a league-high, seven players drafted this year. The highest pick for the Rox after Condon at 3rd overall was RHP Janzen Keisel from Oklahoma State University. Keisel was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 6th round. The San Diego Padres selected an MLB high six Northwoods League players.
The full list of 2024 NWL draftees can be found by going to the NWL Alumni and highlights page here: NWL Alumni
As the Northwoods League continues the 2024 season, fans everywhere can take advantage of games streamed each night on ESPN+ and on Northwoods League+ at watch.northwoodsleague.com. Games are viewable on PC or on mobile devices, tablets, and select smart TV services. The Northwoods League All-Star game in Mankato on July 23 will air on ESPN+.
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 355 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.