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Persinger signs with Cleveland Indians

Cal State Fullerton's Dillion Persinger, left, tracks down a bunt before throwing a Long Beach State runner out at first base in the first inning during game one of a best-of-three series NCAA Super Regional at Blair Field in Long Beach on June 9.
Cal State Fullerton’s Dillion Persinger, left, tracks down a bunt before throwing a Long Beach State runner out at first base in the first inning during game one of a best-of-three series NCAA Super Regional at Blair Field in Long Beach on June 9.
(Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)
By Barry Faulkner
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Dillon Persinger, a product of Fountain Valley High and Golden West College who helped Cal State Fullerton reach the College World Series, has signed with the Cleveland Indians organization.

Persinger, chosen in the 18th round (No. 552 overall) in the MLB Draft earlier this month, has been assigned to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Niles, Ohio, the Indians’ short-season single-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League.

A junior who played first base and second base, Persinger earned first-team All-Big West Conference honors in his only season with the Titans.

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He was the Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore at Golden West in 2016.

barry.faulkner@latimes.com

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Barry Faulkner

Barry Faulkner is an award-winning writer who covered sports for Times Community News from 1986 until he left TCN in 2017. He was the assistant sports editor; covered UC Irvine, Vanguard University and Orange Coast College; and wrote a periodic column. He became sports editor of the Huntington Beach Independent in 1986, and a full-time Daily Pilot sportswriter in 1990.

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