A's prospect Nolan injured in shooting

Michael Nolan, an 18th-round pick by the Oakland A's in 2014, was critically injured in a shooting in his native Yonkers, New York, on Friday morning.

The 23-year-old was shot twice in the parking lot of a Burger King restaurant just after 12:30 a.m., the Lower Hudson Valley Journal News reports. Nolan was struck in the head and torso. He was taken by ambulance to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx where he is in "extremely critical condition," according to Yonkers Police Department Chief of Detectives Timothy Hodges.

Michael Maher, Nolan's grandfather, told the Journal News that his grandson was breathing on his own.

Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from an argument over drag racing, a popular activity on that strip of Yonkers' Central Park Avenue, according to WPIX-11.

A 6-foot-7 left-hander, Nolan was selected out of Oklahoma City University 552nd overall in the 2014 Draft. He went 6-3 with a 3.32 ERA while striking out 84 batters over 76 innings in 2014, his junior season with the Stars.

Nolan was placed on the restricted list on July 14, 2014, and has not pitched in an official Minor League game but remains a member of the A's organization.