2022 MLB draft: Ben Joyce selected by Angels

2022 MLB draft: Ben Joyce selected by the Angels

The 2022 Major League Baseball first-year player draft is taking place July 17–19 in Los Angeles, California.

The draft is 20 rounds. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello served as a Major League Baseball Network analyst during the first round.

Redshirt junior pitcher Ben Joyce was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round (No. 89 overall) Monday.

The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Joyce appeared in 27 games and started one contest in 2022 for the Vols.

Joyce had a 2-1 record, while totaling 53 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched during the 2022 campaign.

Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division for the second consecutive season, the league regular season and tournament championships in 2022.

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