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Oklahoma signee Daxton Fulton picked No. 40 by Miami Marlins, will sign with Miami

The Oklahoma baseball program got another boost in notoriety from the MLB Draft, but suffer an unexpected loss at the same time. 

The Oklahoma baseball program got another boost in notoriety from the MLB Draft, but suffer an unexpected loss at the same time.

A day after class of 2021 high school signee Ed Howard was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 16 pick by the Chicago Cubs, all eyes moved toward fellow class of 2021 member Daxton Fulton.

The Mustang, Oklahoma, native had top first-round prior to having Tommy John surgery in 2019. After falling out of the first round and competitive balance round A, there were expectations that may have helped his case of making it to campus.

The Miami Marlins selected Fulton with the 40th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, and the Oklahoma signee will in fact sign with Miami way over the $1.86 million signing bonus slotted for the 40th pick.

The 6-foot-6 left-handed pitcher was originally committed to Vanderbilt before flipping and signing with Oklahoma late. Fulton was considered the top left-handed high school arm in the 2020 MLB Draft class.

The Sooners are still waiting on word when, if juniors Levi Prater, Dane Acker, and high school signees Cade Horton and Jace Bohrofen will get drafted.

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