With three players taken Wednesday, Arizona State finished with five selections in the three-day MLB draft.

The Sun Devils also had five draftees in 2018, up from one in 2017.

Juniors Lyle Lin and Carter Aldrete were early third-day picks then senior pitcher Sam Romero was taken in the 40th and final round.

The Diamondbacks chose Lin, a catcher, in the 14th round (No. 422 overall). That’s an improvement over 2018 when Lin, draft-eligible because of his age, was picked in the 29th round by Houston.

Rather than signing, Lin returned to ASU, hitting .300 with nine home runs and 49 RBIs as catcher/designated hitter and showing improved ability behind the plate.

Aldrete was a 15th-round draft pick (No. 446) by San Francisco, which also selected ASU’s Hunter Bishop in the first round.

Aldrete started in right field this season but likely will move back to second base in the Giants system. He hit .288 with nine homers and 47 RBIs.

Aldrete was a 37th round draft pick by Boston coming out of Monterey (Calif.) High School. Lin, a native of Taiwan, was a 16th round pick by Seattle out of JSerra Catholic High (Calif.).

Romero was picked by the Oakland A's with the fourth-to-last pick (No. 1,214).

Zach Huffins, an outfielder from Arizona Western who is committed to sign with ASU, was a 13th round draft pick (No. 398) by Tampa Bay.

Three ASU signees were taken Wednesday – pitcher Seth Tomczak in the 26th round (No. 782) by the Diamondbacks, catcher Michael Carpentier in the 30th round (No. 908) by Tampa Bay and pitcher Justin Fall in the 34th round (No. 1,009) by Kansas City.

Five ASU signees/committed players overall were drafted. They have until July 15 to sign or commit to college.

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