Canadian right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill, son of former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Paul Quantrill, has been selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the MLB draft.
The Padres selected the 21-year-old from Port Hope, Ont., out of Stanford University with the eighth overall pick on Thursday night.
Quantrill missed the entire 2016 season at Stanford after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
He made three starts for the Cardinal before his March 20, 2015 surgery, going 2-0 with a 1.93 earned-run average over that span.
As a freshman in 2014, Quantrill went 7-5 with a 2.68 ERA and 98 strikeouts through a team-high 110 2/3 innings.
Quantrill is the second highest Canadian-born player to be selected at the MLB draft. Only three have been picked in the top 10.
Surrey, B.C., native Adam Loewen went fourth overall to Baltimore in 2002 and Jeff Francis of North Delta, B.C., was picked ninth overall by Colorado, also in 2002.
As a member of Canada’s junior national team from 2011-13, Quantrill helped the squad win a silver medal at the IBAF 18-under world championship in 2012.
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