Chicago Cubs select Cade Horton, a right-handed pitcher from Oklahoma, with the No. 7 pick in the MLB draft

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When the time arrived for the Chicago Cubs to make their first-round pick Sunday night, they could have opted for one of the top available hitters. The Cubs instead selected Oklahoma right-hander Cade Horton with the No. 7 pick. Baseball America ranked Horton the 23rd-best player in the draft, while MLB.com ranked him 24th. Horton is the Cubs’ highest draft pick since they took Kyle Schwarber ...

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