July 14, 2024

Baseball Canada

The Philadelphia Phillies made Toronto-born Dante Nori their first-round selection, 27th overall on day one of the Major League Baseball Draft making the Northville, Michigan high schooler the first Canadian player taken in the annual draft.

Nori was born in Toronto and spent two years living in Canada while his father, Micah, was a scout and assistant coach with the NBA's Toronto Raptors.

Nori was ranked 48th on MLB.com's Top 250 draft prospects list and is committed to Mississippi State University.

In the second round, the Tampa Bay Rays used the 58th overall selection on Repentigny, Québec’s Émilien Pitre who was drafted as a second baseman out of the University of Kentucky.

Pitre was a member of the Junior National Team program in 2020 before heading to Kentucky in the fall of 2021.

In 2024 at UK, Pitre hit .301 with ten home runs and 58 RBIs while adding 26 stolen bases in 62 games played.

Canadians selected in 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft

1. OF Dante Nori (Northville, MI) – Philadelphia Phillies – 1st round (27th overall) Northville HS

2. Émilien Pitre (Repentigny, QC) - Tampa Bay Rays - 2nd round (58th overall) University of Kentucky

Bold indicates current or former member of the Junior National Team program