BLUE JAYS SIGN 50th OVERALL PICK LHP MATT SMORAL

(courtesy of Toronto Blue Jays)

The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed LHP MATT SMORAL, the 50^th overall pick in the 2012 draft. The 6-8, 230 pound left-hander

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attended Solon high school in Solon, OH.

The Blue Jays have now signed 23 of their 44 selections in the 2012 draft.

Below is a list of all signed players from the 2012 draft.

*indicates player is Canadian

**indicates non-drafted free agent

ROUND       PLAYER                              POS.      SCHOOL

1 (17)           D.J. Davis                         OF      Stone County High School

1A (50)         Matt Smoral                      LHP    Solon High School

1A (58)         Mitchell Nay                      IF       Hamilton High School

1A (60)         Tyler Gonzales                   RHP    James Madison High School

3 (112)         Anthony Alford                   OF      Petal High School

4 (145)         Tucker Donahue                 RHP    Stetson University, FL

5 (175)         Brad Delatte                      LHP    Nicholls State University, LA

6 (205)         Eric Phillips                        IF/OF  Georgia Southern University, GA

7 (235)         Ian Parmley                      OF      Liberty University, VA

8 (265)         Harrison Frawley                C        Coastal Carolina University, SC

9 (295)         Jordan Leyland                  IF       Azusa Pacific University, CA

10 (325)        Alex Azor                          OF      US Naval Academy, MD

13 (415)        John Silviano                     C        Summit Christian School, FL

14 (445)        Zakery Wasilewski              LHP    Tazewell High School, VA

*17 (535)      Shane Dawson                   LHP    Lethbridge Community College, AB

19 (595)        Jorge Flores                      IF       Central Arizona College, AZ

20 (625)        Dennis Jones                     OF      Hillsborough Community College, FL

21 (655)        Colton Turner                    LHP    Texas State University, TX

25 (775)        Jason Leblebijian                IF       Bradley University, IL

28 (865)        Daniel Klein                       C        Kansas State University

31 (955)        Derrick Chung                    IF       Sacramento State University, CA

32 (985)        Jorge Saez                        C        Lee University, TN

*39 (1195)     Shaun Valeriote                  IF       Brock University, ON

**                Kyle Anderson                    LHP    Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

**                Justin James                      RHP    Ave Maria University

**                Justin D’Alessandro             RHP    University of America

**                Robert Joseph Brosnahan   RHP    University of Michigan

**                Charles Ghysels                  RHP    Truett McConnell College

**                Tim Nicolas Brechbuehler     RHP    Louisburg Community College

**                Joseph Spano                    LHP    University of Notre Dame