With the No. 19 overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft, the Athletics selected Arizona catcher Daniel Susac.
In 64 games last season for the Wildcats, Susac batted .366/.430/.582 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI. He led the Pac-12 Conference with 100 base hits and threw out nine attempted base stealers.
Susac was ranked as the 11th-best prospect of the 2022 draft class by Baseball America and was ranked 12th overall by MLB.com. Both sites had Susac as the second-best catcher in the draft behind Georgia Tech's Kevin Parada, who was selected at No. 11 by the New York Mets.
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Oakland has now drafted position players with its last seven first-round picks. Two of the last three have been catchers, as the A's drafted Tyler Soderstrom at No. 26 overall in 2020. Soderstrom is currently listed as the organization's second-best prospect, behind fellow catcher Shea Langeliers, who was named the MVP of the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Saturday.
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The A's will have two more selections before the first day of the draft concludes, with their second-rounder at No. 56 overall and the Competitive Balance Round B selection at No. 69.