Taken last in Draft, Ydens just happy to hear name called

It’s the moment every young ballplayer dreams of — hearing his name called by a Major League club on Draft Day, the culmination of years of hard work and the first step toward the big leagues. But when it came time for Jeremy Yden’s moment, he wasn’t around to hear it. The Northern California prep prospect snuck into the 2016 Draft as the very last pick, going No. 1,216 overall to the St. Louis Cardinals.

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