Joey Urban Taken in Second Day of 2026 MLB Draft

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss outfielder Joey Urban (Jupiter, Fla.) was the lone Golden Eagle selected during the second day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Sunday. Urban was chosen in the ninth round by the Toronto Blue Jays at pick No. 282. Urban, an ABCA second team All-South Region selection and the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player this spring, played and started in all 61 games (56 in center field and 5 at designated hitter). He Hit .320 with 11 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 55 RBI, while scored 70 times which tied…