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Gino Groover selected by Diamondbacks in 2nd round of MLB Draft

NC State third baseman Gino Groover is headed out west to begin his professional baseball career, as he was drafted at No. 48 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday night.

With the 48th pick in the 2023 #MLBDraft, the #Dbacks select Gino Groover from @NCStateBaseball.

Welcome to Arizona, Gino! #ArizonaBorn pic.twitter.com/PTyk4UeAPx— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 10, 2023

The D-Backs expect that Groover will stick at third base; this is what their scouting director had to say about him yesterday:

“We scouted him a lot [at third],” Rebhan said.