Padres select OF Owen Caissie with the 45th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft

With the 45th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres select outfielder Owen Caissie, another high-school prospect out of Notre Dame Catholic SS in Ontrio, Canada. He is currently committed to play at the University of Michigan.

Caissie is now the Padres third player in a row to be drafted out of the high school ranks as the 6’4, 207-pound prospect has yet to even turn 18. He was ranked as the 95th player on Perfect Game’s list of top 2020 prospects in the draft so his selection at #45 might have surprise some folks.