The Rangers haven’t selected a high school player in the first round of the MLB Draft since 2018. That changed on Sunday night, when Texas selected Gavin Fien, a shortstop out of Great Oak (Calif.) high school,

The Rangers veered off their recent history of preferring college players to dip into deep class of high school shortstops.

AJ Russell was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in three seasons with Tennessee baseball. He struck out 104 in 70 innings across 42 appearances with 11 starts.