‘Unfinished business,’ LHP Ryan Prager bypasses Los Angeles Angels for return to Texas AM

A few weeks ago, Texas A&M left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager accomplished a childhood dream by being drafted in the MLB Draft .

Prager was picked very high as well, in the third round at 81st overall by the Los Angeles Angels. However, he has decided to return to the Aggies for his redshirt junior season next year.

“I thought that would be huge for my career and be able to put me in a big spot to have a long career and that’s the ultimate goal,” Prager told KBTX on Thursday. “Then, also, a little unfinished business after last year. We came so close, feeling like we have a good shot to be able to avenge some of the things that we weren’t able to accomplish.”

Los Angeles also selected Texas A&M junior RHP Chris Cortez , but Prager opted to stay in College Station rather than joining his teammate in Anaheim.

“I knew that I wasn’t going to jump into a situation that I thought was not the right one, because I knew what A&M had to offer,” Prager said. “What one more year of addressing a few things on the development side could do for my career, because the goal is still to be a major league player and to do it for a long time. So, it was kind of a bet on myself at this point.”

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