Franklin native Luke Guth taken in the 19th round of the MLB Draft

[ASFN Admin]

PHILADELPHIA – Franklin graduate Luke Guth was drafted in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday, July 12.

Guth, 22, was taken by the Chicago Cubs after his junior year at Vanderbilt. He joins his brother, Zach, who was drafted in the 26th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Both were dominant players for Franklin.

Guth went 7-3 with a 4.08 ERA in 54 games at Vanderbilt and allowed one earned run in three innings for Mahoning Valley in the MLB Draft League this summer.

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Guth was an all-state standout for the Knights and also played basketball. He was ranked as the No. 10 player in Pennsylvania when he committed to the Commodores.

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