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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred goofs up first overall draft pick's name Rob Manfred botched the pronunciation of the first overall pick's name as the Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky at the draft.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!UCLA's Roch Cholowsky was the first to hear his name called at this year's MLB Draft in Philadelphia.
Now, in Manfred's defense which might be the first time that phrase has ever been written out names aren't easy.
Athlete names can be especially tricky.
As is the case for most drafts, there are some players expected to go in the first few picks, and Cholowsky was one of the frontrunners.It's unreasonable to expect picture-perfect pronunciation of every name called during the draft, but getting the three to five players expected to go at the top right doesn't seem like too much to ask.
If I had to do that, I would be practicing those names like crazy.
I'd be able to say those names forward and backward in my sleep.It was a tough start to the MLB Draft for Commissioner Rob Manfred when he butchered first-overall pick Roch Cholowsky's name.
Of course, the gravity of the moment would probably lead to me messing them up anyway, but dammit, I'd give it the ol' college try.What's interesting is that this is the second straight major pro draft that led off with an awkward first-overall pick.in June, Justin Bieber clearly skipped the run-through when he decided to go freestyle while announcing that the Toronto Maple Leafs were taking Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick.