Hard-throwing, left-handed relief pitchers are a commodity for Major League Baseball teams, and after the past two seasons Noah Dean has had at Old Dominion University, it’s not a surprise he’s been on some teams’ radars. On Monday, July 18, the Boston Red Sox drafted the former Pinelands Regional High School star.

Selected as the 159th pick during the fifth round, the 6-foot-2, 185-pounder from Little Egg Harbor graduated from Pinelands in 2019.