Sabourin, Wilson Start Professional Careers

6/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

June 14, 2011

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Two more Hoosiers started their professional baseball careers this week as Jerrud Sabourin and Wes Wilson both inked free agent contracts with Major League Baseball organizations.

Sabourin, Indiana University's all-time Hit King with 332 career base knocks, signed with the Cleveland Indians while Wilson is the newest member of the New York Yankees baseball club.

Sabourin will start his career with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Wilson heads to the east coast for a stint with the Staten Island Yankees.

There are now 14 former Hoosiers currently in MLB organizations. Click here for the complete list.