Glenn Otto #49

Selected by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Rice... signed with the Yankees on July 1, 2017 for $320,900... was named Double-A Northeast Pitcher of the Week on May 9, 2021 and July 4, 2021 while with Somerset... appeared in six games with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League in 2019, going 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA in 24 innings... pitched out of the bullpen for Rice over three seasons, the last two as the team's closer... was ranked No. 96 among Draft prospects by MLB.com... Yankees envisioned him as a starter, rather than a closer... entered the 2018 college season tied for fourth in the Rice program's history with 17 saves but ended up signing with the Yankees after his junior season... was voted Conference USA Tournament MVP in 2017... in 2016, he was named to the NCAA All-Regional Team and was All-Conference USA (first team)... led Rice and Conference USA, and tied for 24th among the NCAA individual leaders, with 33 pitching appearances in 2016... led Conference USA in ERA (1.54) and opponents' batting average (.142) for pitchers with at least the same number of innings (41) in 2015... was a 2014 graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School in Houston; was named first team 5A All-State pitcher in the Texas Association of Parochial & Private Schools (TAPPS) and was a two-time all-District 3 honoree... son of Glenn Otto and Janet Wells