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Waterloo, Iowa \u2013 Former Waterloo Bucks infielder Kaden Polcovich was one of 20 former Northwoods League players to be drafted during the 2020 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.\u00a0 Polcovich\"\" heard his named called in the third round of the two-day, five-round shortened draft which began on Wednesday of this week.<\/p>\n

Selected 78th<\/sup> overall by the Seattle Mariners, Polcovich most recently played collegiately at Oklahoma State University.\u00a0 The second baseman played for Waterloo in 2018, appearing in 10 games while hitting .185.\u00a0 A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Polcovich drove in six runs and stole one base with the Bucks.<\/p>\n

The Bucks, who will start their 26th<\/sup> season in 2020, play their home games at Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium which welcomed a new state of the art video board in 2016 thanks to a matching grant from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association.\u00a0 Team ownership has invested nearly $400,000 in stadium improvements since the end of the 2014 season including group outing areas, painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, kids zone inflatables, wiffle ball field, and concessions equipment.\u00a0 Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com<\/a> or utilizing the Northwoods League Mobile App.<\/p>\n

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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 26th<\/sup> season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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 230 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 World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the <\/em>Northwoods League portal<\/em><\/a>. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com<\/a> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Bucks as your favorite team.<\/em><\/p>\n

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