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As current events in sports take place, we’re trying to relate our Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame history to tell stories about our inductees.
The Major League Baseball Draft is no stranger to names from Long Island and Suffolk County.
During the draft, we spent time tweeting out information about the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame inductees who were selected by Major League teams. There have been 16 overall, including the top overall pick in 1979 – Neal Heaton – and many other first rounders.
There is one Baseball Hall of Famer (Biggio), one College Baseball Hall of Famer (Heaton), and a handful who went from high school to the pros.
There have been 16 Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. Plenty more signed as free agents and signed prior to the draft existing in 1965. In the coming hours we’ll be posting about all of them! #MLBDraft #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/Zodbp39QDz
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in MLB Draft: Shoreham-Wading River’s Keith Osik was selected in the 24th round of the 1990 draft by the #Pirates out of #LSU. #MLBDraft #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/TxP1h33Vva
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in MLB Draft: Connetquot’s Rob Grable was selected in the 23rd round of the 1991 draft by the #Tigers out of #StJohns. #MLBDraft #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/cv2mE9yqiT
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Deer Park’s Ray Searage was selected in the 22nd round of the 1976 draft by the #Cardinals out of West Liberty University. Searage is the pitching coach of the Pirates today. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/nIN3j9WDpY
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Pat-Med’s Jeff Schaefer was selected by the #Orioles in the 25th round of the 1981 draft out of #Maryland. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/26uCOyEatv
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Smithtown’s Frank Catalanatto was selected in 1992 by the #Tigers in the 16th round. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/L4J7kfulc4
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Connetquot’s John Pacella was taken by the #Mets in the 1974 draft. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/6PcYToUUEd
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: John Habyan was selected by the #Orioles out of St. John the Baptist HS in the third round in 1982. Today he is the pitching coach for @HofstraBaseball. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/6Ag23HeOTu
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Paul Gibson was taken in the 1978 draft by the #Reds in the third round out of Center Moriches HS. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/y3drbDiRBP
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Frank Tepedino, a Brooklyn native who resided in Suffolk after his playing career, was selected by the #Orioles in the third round in 1965. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/JcUbfSObTZ
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Smithtown’s Jim Mecir was taken by the #Mariners in 1991, third round, our of Eckard College. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/DGbf752qUh
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Fred Cambria, who grew up in Queens and later lived in Suffolk, was drafted by the #Pirates in the third round out of St. Leo College in 1969. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/k8FTVP1Qc8
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 6, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Pete Harnisch from Commack was a first round selection in the 1987 draft, 27th overall, by the #Orioles. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/v7oRYmzzcR
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 7, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers: One of our most successful baseball players of all-time, Kings Park’s Craig Biggio was selected 22nd overall in the 1987 draft by the #Astros. He, of course, had a legendary career. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/aFMWHuHybt
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 7, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in the #MLBDraft: Islip native Tom Veryzer was selected 11th overall in 1971 by the #Tigers out of high school. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/Rv1tLR4Q21
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 7, 2018
Suffolk Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: Smithtown’s John Curtis was selected in the first round in 1966 out of high school, then again in 1968 out of Clemson by the Red Sox, 10th overall. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/fyEllSZCls
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 7, 2018
Suffolk Sports Hall of Famers in #MLBDraft: @SachemSchools‘ Neal Heaton was the highest draftee from our Hall. He was taken first overall by the #Mets in 1979 but opted to attend #Miami. Then in 1981 the #Indians took him in the 2nd round. #SuffolkHOF pic.twitter.com/7haF5rf2sA
— Suffolk Hall of Fame (@SuffolkHOF) June 7, 2018