Jonathan India Selected 5th Overall to Cincinnati Reds
Monday, June 4, 2018 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—University of Florida junior third baseman Jonathan India was selected No. 5 overall in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.
Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan has now had eight players drafted in the first round, including at least one player in the first round in each of the last four years (see chart below). There have been 20 Gators selected in school history in the first round of the MLB Draft.
India was named the SEC Player of the Year while also earning First Team All-SEC honors. The Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Award semifinalist is hitting at a .364 clip with a team-high 18 home runs and 12 stolen bases in 2018.
The junior was recently named a First Team All-American by Baseball America after setting career-highs in nearly every offensive category. In addition to average and home runs, India has set career bests in runs (60), hits (71), triples (3), RBIs (45), total bases (143), slugging percentage (.733), walks (49) and on-base percentage (.504).
India was taken in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 781st overall pick.
Coming out of high school Singer was drafted in the second round, pick No. 56 overall, of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Tuesday, June 5 – 12:30 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 3-10)
Wednesday, June 6 – 12 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 11-40)
The original First-Year Player Draft Rule called for drafting sessions to be held twice a year, January and June, with a regular phase and a secondary phase held in each draft. In 1987, baseball dissolved all but the regular phase of the June session. The secondary phase was held after the regular phase and was only for players who had been previously drafted but were not signed by the club that drafted them.
Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan has now had eight players drafted in the first round, including at least one player in the first round in each of the last four years (see chart below). There have been 20 Gators selected in school history in the first round of the MLB Draft.
India was named the SEC Player of the Year while also earning First Team All-SEC honors. The Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Award semifinalist is hitting at a .364 clip with a team-high 18 home runs and 12 stolen bases in 2018.
The junior was recently named a First Team All-American by Baseball America after setting career-highs in nearly every offensive category. In addition to average and home runs, India has set career bests in runs (60), hits (71), triples (3), RBIs (45), total bases (143), slugging percentage (.733), walks (49) and on-base percentage (.504).
India was taken in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 781st overall pick.
Coming out of high school Singer was drafted in the second round, pick No. 56 overall, of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
2018 MLB Draft Coverage
Monday, June 4 – 7 p.m. on MLB Network (Rounds 1-2)Tuesday, June 5 – 12:30 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 3-10)
Wednesday, June 6 – 12 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 11-40)
ALL-TIME GATOR BASEBALL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS
| Player | Year | Team (Pick) |
| Jim Watkins | 1978 | Atlanta Braves (1st in the June - Secondary Phase) |
| Rob Murphy | 1981 | Cincinnati Reds (3rd in the January – Secondary Phase) |
| Randy O'Neal | 1981 | Detroit Tigers (15th in the June - Secondary Phase) |
| Robby Thompson | 1983 | San Francisco Giants (2nd in the June - Secondary Phase) |
| Rich Rice | 1983 | Baltimore Orioles (3rd in the June - Secondary Phase) |
| Scott Ruskin | 1986 | Montreal Expos (8th in the January - Secondary Phase) |
| Jamie McAndrew | 1989 | Los Angeles Dodgers (28th compensation) |
| John Burke | 1991 | Houston Astros (6th) *did not sign |
| John Burke | 1992 | Colorado Rockies (27th) |
| Marc Valdes | 1993 | Florida Marlins (27th) |
| Brad Wilkerson | 1998 | Montreal Expos (33rd compensation) |
| Matt LaPorta | 2007 | Milwaukee Brewers (7th) |
| Mike Zunino | 2012 | Seattle Mariners (3rd) |
| Brian Johnson | 2012 | Boston Red Sox (31st) |
| Jonathon Crawford | 2013 | Detroit Tigers (20th) |
| Richie Martin | 2015 | Oakland A's (20th) |
| A.J. Puk | 2016 | Oakland A's (6th) |
| Dane Dunning | 2016 | Washington Nationals (29th) |
| Alex Faedo | 2017 | Detroit Tigers (18th) |
| Jonathan India | 2018 | Cincinnati Reds (5th) |
The original First-Year Player Draft Rule called for drafting sessions to be held twice a year, January and June, with a regular phase and a secondary phase held in each draft. In 1987, baseball dissolved all but the regular phase of the June session. The secondary phase was held after the regular phase and was only for players who had been previously drafted but were not signed by the club that drafted them.
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