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Team chooses high school lefty with its first pick
DeVall has signed to play for UGA
The Braves didn't directly dip into all the homegrown Georgia talent in this year's draft with their first pick, but they came close. They took left-hander Brett DeVall out of Niceville (Fla.) High, who signed with the University of Georgia in November.
The Braves took DeVall, a 6-foot-4, 215-pounder, with the 40th overall pick, in the supplemental round, with the hope that they would sign him and send him to the minors relatively quickly.
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