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However, Trey is a wide receiver at Arizona, not a sweet-swinging center fielder like his father. He hasn’t played baseball in years. Last season he had 11 receptions for 284 yards and a touchdown for the Wildcats.
The Orioles did something similar to the Mariners by drafting Rafael Palmeiro’s son Preston in the seventh round.
But unlike the Mariners’ pick, Preston Palmeiro is a serious baseball player who hit .337 with nine home runs and a .539 slugging percentage this season as a first baseman for N.C. State.
