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Thunder Bay, Ont. – Former Thunder Bay Border Cats player Billy Cook is moving on to the professional ranks after being selected in the 2021 MLB Draft.\u00a0 The 6’1″, 200-pound outfielder from Pepperdine University in California was taken in the 10th round, 287th overall, by the Baltimore Orioles.\u00a0 Cook appeared in a total of 91 games for Thunder Bay in 2017 and 2018, and in his second season, he batted .300 with four home runs and a team leading 39 runs batted in.\u00a0 He also led the club with 20 doubles and was selected to the 2018 Northwoods League All-Star Game.\u00a0 The native of Monument, Colo., finished up his collegiate career with a bang this past season as he led the West Coast Conference in home runs with 17 while batting .298 with 42 RBI.\n<\/div>\n
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