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Emanuele selected by Toronto in MLB Amateur Draft
June 7, 2006
Boston, Mass.

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Outfielder Chris Emanuele was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 26th round of the 2006 MLB Draft.
Senior outfielder Chris Emanuele was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 26th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.

Emanuele, who was taken 780th overall, becomes the fourth Husky to be taken in this year's draft, the most for the school in one season. He follows Adam Ottavino (1st round), Dave Pellegrine (11th round) and Matt Morizio (17th round), who were all taken on the first day of the draft.

The Mississauga, Ontario native leaves Northeastern as one of its greatest players. A career .324 hitter, Emanuele set school records in career hits and total bases and single-season hits and hitting streak.

This past season, Emanuele batted .313 with nine home runs, 35 RBI and a school-record 19 doubles.

In 179 games, he batted .324 with 26 home runs and 118 RBI. He is a former All-America East first team and second team selection.

Chris Emanuele career statistics

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD% 
2003....  .335  51-51   176   36   59  12   1   5   31   88  .500  10   6  31   3  .387   2   1  13-16    69   3   4  .947 
2004....  .294  29-27   102   18   30   7   2   1   12   44  .431   5   2  14   1  .333   2   0  11-11    60   2   3  .954 
2005....  .340  49-49   209   50   71  10   3  11   40  120  .574   8   8  39   2  .380   4   1  17-23    95   2   0 1.000 
2006....  .313  50-49   214   44   67  19   2   9   35  117  .547  17   7  30   2  .381   1   0  16-20   102   4   0 1.000 
TOTAL...  .324 179-176  701  148  227  48   8  26  118  369  .526  40  23 114   8  .375   9   2  57-70   326  11   7  .980


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