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Sam Robertson

Former Oxford standout, key figure on 2023 state-championship team, selected by the New York Mets; two Gamecocks picked; Jacksonville grad Long an AAPB all-star

By Joe Medley
East Alabama Sports Today

Sam Robertson, all-state shortstop for Oxford’s 2023 Class 6A state championship baseball team, went in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball draft to the New York Mets Monday.

Two Jacksonville State pitchers, Jackson Phipps and Joe Scarborough, were also selected, and Jacksonville High graduate Shed Long was named an American Association of Professional Baseball all-star.

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