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Why Did Red Sox Draft Kyson Witherspoon? Profiling Flamethrower's Fit In Boston

An eight-year drought was broken on Sunday evening. With the 15th overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft, the Boston Red Sox selected University of Oklahoma right-handed pitcher Kyson Witherspoon, marking the first time they'd taken a pitcher in the first round since 2017 (Tanner Houck).

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