Former No. 1 draft pick Mark Appel thankful for his 2nd chance with Fightin Phils

[ASFN Admin]

May 4—For a time Mark Appel was the most coveted amateur pitcher in the nation. The tall right-hander set strikeout records at Stanford and was twice drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. He earned a $6 million signing bonus from the Houston Astros after being drafted first overall in 2013. Some eight years later, he begins his baseball season in ...

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