Four UCLA players – and four commits – taken in MLB draft

Jake Bird rebounded from injury to leap into the MLB draft discussion while Jon Olsen’s stock was undone by a trifecta of health issues as a junior.
The pair of righty-handers who finished their UCLA careers on opposite paths led a small Bruin contingent in the MLB draft this week, with Bird going in the fifth round to the Rockies and Olsen in the 12th to the Twins.
Four UCLA players and four signees were selected in the 2018 MLB draft this week, one of the quietest years for head coach Jo