Baseball: Round 21 quiet, but three O.C. players taken in Round 22

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After nobody from the Southland was taken in Round 21 Friday of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, three were selected in Round 22.

Justin La Tempa, a right-handed pitcher from Golden West College by way of Huntington Beach High, was the choice of the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 678th overall pick. Cory Arbiso, a right-handed pitcher from Cal State Fullerton by way of Buena Park High, was taken 680th by the New York Yankees, and Bryce Stowell, a right-handed pitcher from UC Irvine by way of La Habra High, was selected by the Cleveland Indians with pick No. 681.

If I’ve missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

-- Jaime Cardenas