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Franklin's Luke Guth taken in 19th round, No. 577 overall; one of five Vanderbilt players picked. He signed July 30 for $150,000.

The Cubs drafted 21 players, including 16 pitchers. Guth, who turned 22 in June, was one of 14 right-handers taken. It is assumed he will sign since he entered the transfer portal and hasn't committed anywhere. He was the Cubs' next-to-last pick.He had been assigned June 30 to the Mahoning Valley, appearing in one game for the Scrappers.

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Per The News-Herald: Luke Guth is the seventh Franklin player taken in the MLB draft since 1989.

The other six:

Gary Shingledecker, IF, 1989, Orioles, 11th round
Bill Bliss, P, Cubs, 1991, 3rd
Matt Koziara, P, Angels, 1995, 48th
Zack Sterner, P, Mets, 2004, 38th; Phillies, 2007, 17th
Zach Guth, P, Braves, 2018, 26th
Mike YaSenka, P, Cubs, 2019, 17th
Luke Guth, P, Cubs, 2026, 19th

Also, from Oil City

Rick Moyer, P, 1994, Blue Jays, 20th

and from Cranberry

Dylan Cyphert, P, 2017, Marlins, 17th

Another Cranberry grad, Dean Sheatz, pitched in the Phillies organization from 1954-60.

And another Vanderbilt product:

J.J. Bleday, OF, 2016, Padres, 39th; 2019, Marlins, 1st (4th overall)

Bleday, formerly of Titusville via Danville, is in the majors with the Reds