Sometimes in the Major League Draft it’s who you know that can get you drafted…thanks to MLB.com, they have put together a nice list of the legacies taken throughout the MLB draft this season….
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Round
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Team
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Player
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MLB Player
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Relation
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| 1 | BOS | Reymond Fuentes | Carlos Beltran | Cousin |
| 2 | SD | Everett Williams | Don Baylor | Uncle |
| 3 | LAD | Brett Wallach | Tim Wallach | Father |
| 3 | BOS | David Renfroe | Laddie Renfroe | Father |
| 4 | OAK | Max Stassi | Myril Hoag | Uncle |
| 6 | DET | Daniel Fields | Bruce Fields | Father |
| 6 | TOR | Kristopher Hobson | Butch Hobson | Father |
| 6 | TEX | Ruben Sierra Jr. | Ruben Sierra | Father |
| 6 | SEA | Brian Moran | B.J. Surhoff | Uncle |
| 12 | BAL | Steven Bumbry | Al Bumbry | Father |
| 14 | TOR | Lance Durham | Leon Durham | Father |
| 16 | COL | Dom Altobelli | Joe Altobelli | Cousin |
| 16 | SD | Griffin Benedict | Bruce Benedict | Father |
| 16 | BOS | Luke Bard | Daniel Bard | Brother |
| 18 | DET | Eric Roof | Gene Roof | Father |
| 19 | NYY | Luke Murton | Matt Murton | Brother |
| 20 | DET | James Gulliver | Glenn Gulliver | Father |
| 24 | LAA | Taylor Kinzer | Matt Kinzer | Father |
| 29 | TOR | Zach Outman | Josh Outman | Brother |
| 29 | ARI | Jake Williams | Matt Williams | Father |
| 30 | TEX | Anthony Hutting | Jamie Shields | Cousin |
| Aaron Rowand | Cousin | |||
| 30 | KC | Josh Worrell | Todd Worrell | Father |
| 30 | TB | Marcus Proctor | Marcus Jensen | Father |
| 32 | TEX | Reggie Williams Jr. | Reggie Williams | Father |
| 34 | TOR | Jonathan Fernandez | Tony Fernandez | Father |
| 34 | WAS | Shane McCatty | Steve McCatty | Father |
| 36 | BOS | Mike Yastrzemski | Carl Yastrzemski | Grandfather |
| 38 | PHI | Cory Wine | Robbie Wine | Father |
| Bobby Wine | Grandfather | |||
| 40 | LAD | Ryan Christenson | Gary Christenson | Father |
| 40 | PHI | Robert Amaro | Ruben Amaro | Uncle |
| 41 | ARI | Cade Kreuter | Chad Kreuter | Father |
| 42 | OAK | Blake Crosby | Bobby Crosby | Brother |
| 43 | DET | Andrew Allen | Rod Allen | Father |
| 43 | CWS | Tyler Williams | Ken Williams | Father |
| 44 | WAS | Hoby Milner | Brian Milner | Father |
| 45 | ARI | Beau Amaral | Rich Amaral | Father |
| 45 | TOR | Brandon Kaye | Scott Richmond | Half-brother |
| 45 | CWS | Harold Baines, Jr. | Harold Baines | Father |
| 45 | BOS | Kyle Arnsberg | Brad Arnesberg | Father |
| 46 | LAA | Philip Bando | Chris Bando | Father |
| Sal Bando | Uncle | |||
| 46 | WAS | Seth Greene | Tommy Greene | Father |
| 46 | MIL | Kyle Hansen | Craig Hansen | Brother |
| 47 | SEA | David Holman | Brian Holman | Father |
| 47 | CHC | Joseph Jocketty | Walt Jocketty | Father |
| 48 | DET | Jake Porcello | Rick Porcello | Brother |
| 48 | KC | Kevin Kuntz | Rusty Kuntz | Father |
| 49 | COL | Mark Tracy | Chad Tracy | Brother |
| Jim Tracy | Father | |||
| 49 | MIL | John Altobelli | Joe Altobelli | Cousin |