ATLANTA–Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart made Major League Baseball history on Monday night, becoming the highest-selected Yellow Jackets player since the MLB amateur draft launched in 1965.
Bart, who was taken by the San Francisco Giants at No. 2 overall, was the first positional player off the board.
With the Jackets, the junior Bart amassed 16 homers, 38 RBI and 55 runs this season, along with elite-level tallies for batting average (.357), on-base percentage (.471), slugging percentage (.632) and OPS (1.103).
It's worth noting: Last year's No. 2 overall pick, prep pitcher Hunter Greene, signed with the Cincinnati Reds for a reported bonus of $7.23 million.
GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS DRAFTED IN ROUND 1
1986: P Kevin Brown, Rangers (4th overall)
1988 2B Ty Griffin, Cubs (9th)
1993: C Jason Varitek, Twins (21st)
1994: C Jason Varitek, Mariners (14th)
1994: OF Jay Payton, Mets (29th)
1994: SS Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox (12th)
1997: OF Mark Fischer, Red Sox (35th)
2001: 1B/3B Mark Texeira, Rangers (5th)
2001: 2B Richard Lewis, Braves (40th)
2003: OF Matt Murton, Red Sox (32nd)
2005: SS Tyler Greene, Cardinals (30th)
2007: C Matt Wieters, Orioles (5th)
2007: OF Danny Payne, Padres (64th)
2010: P Deck McGuire, Blue Jays (11th)
2011: P Jed Bradley, Brewers (15th)
2012: P Luke Bard, Twins (42nd)
2017: C Joey Bart, Giants (2nd)
Including Bart, Georgia Tech now boasts 16 first-round picks in school history (including compensation-round selections). The list swells to 17 players, if you count catcher Jason Varitek going in Round 1 for consecutive years (1993 with Twins, 1994 with Mariners).
CATCHERS DRAFTED IN TOP FIVE SINCE 1968
2017: Joey Bart, Giants
2014: Kyle Schwarber, Cubs
2012: Mike Zunino, Mariners
2009: Tony Sanchez, Pirates
2008: Buster Posey, Giants
2007: Matt Wieters, Orioles
2005: Jeff Clement, Mariners
2001: Joe Mauer, Twins (1st overall)
1999: Eric Munson, Tigers
1995: Ben Davis, Padres
1990: Mike Lieberthal, Phillies
1989: Tyler Houston, Braves
1985: Kurt Brown, White Sox
1979: Jay Schroeder, Blue Jays
1975: Danny Goodwin, Angels (1st overall)
1974: Dale Murphy, Braves
1973: John Stearns, Phillies
1972: Bobby Goodman, Expos
1971: Danny Goodwin, White Sox (1st overall)
1970: Mike Ivie, Padres
1970: Barry Foote, Expos
1970: Darrell Porter, Brewers
1968: Martin Cott, Astros
1968: Thurman Munson, Yankees
