No game no life specials12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() His emotional reaction with his family sitting in the dugout, I’ll never forget that. He got drafted by the Marlins out of Oklahoma State (ninth overall in 2012). I remember Andrew Heaney was in our building. What has been your favorite moment from previous drafts? ![]() In 15 years, to see how much it’s grown, it’s ridiculous how much it’s grown already. It’s heading in a direction where it’s going to be massive 10 years from now. The ceiling, we haven’t come close to yet. ![]() Everyone’s got so much groundswell excitement surrounding the draft. To see footage of Mike Trout at the age of 18 at Studio 42, Aaron Judge walking around at the age of 21 at Studio 42, a 17-year-old Carlos Correa sitting at our set, this is stuff we’re going to look back on 20, 30, 50 years from now as just unforgettable moments that we get to be part of at MLB Network. I always call the draft a time capsule show. We’ve added an MLB Draft Combine, which three years in is becoming a jewel event for the sport. Since he took over, he wanted this event to evolve, he wanted young people to engage it. I think the MLB Draft is the ultimate symbol of the youth baseball movement initiative led by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. What has it been like to watch the MLB Draft become a major event? Greg Amsinger, who will host the MLB Draft for the 15th year on MLB Network, shared his thoughts with the Tribune-Review on the evolution of the event, his favorite draft-day stories, the top prospects in the Class of 2023 and which player he believes the Pirates will select with the No. ![]()
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