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The 2024 MLB Draft gets underway Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. EST, and is expected to have some Kentucky flair. Kentucky left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt, who hit for a .333 BA with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, and 46 RBI this season, is currently projected to be drafted 21st overall by the Minnesota Twins in Kiley McDaniel’s latest MLB Mock Draft. If Waldy is selected in the first round, he’d become the third player to be selected in the First Round of the Draft in the Nick Mingione era. First baseman Evan White (17th in 2017) and left-handed pitcher Zack Thompson (19th in 2019) are the other two firs…

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