Westchester Players Drafted

Mamaroneck's Kumar Nambiar '19 concluded his Yale career with complete-game shutouts against Princeton and Dartmouth (Yale Athletics photos, Twitter)

Griffin Dey '19 and Kumar Nambiar '19, two Westchester standouts who went on to have successful careers for Yale baseball, were drafted by major league teams in early June. Dey, a Pound Ridge native and graduate of Kennedy Catholic, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round. Numbiar, a left-handed pitcher who starred at Mamaroneck High School, was picked by the Oakland A's in the 34th round.

Yale's Scott Politz '19 and Simon Whiteman '19 were also drafted by major league teams, marking the largest number of players drafted from a single team in one season in Yale history. Despite the talent on the team, the Bulldogs finished with a losing record (18-23) after having won Ivy titles the past two years and winning two games in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs concluded 2019 with four straight wins in games against Dartmouth and Princeton.

Nambiar concluded his four-year Yale career with complete-game shutouts against Dartmouth and Princeton and earned first-team All-Ivy status. While at Yale, he won 13 total games and struck out 162 batters (115 in his junior and senior years).

At Mamaroneck High School, Nambiar helped his 2015 squad to a state championship with a 10-0 record on the mound. He was also New York State Player of the Year for the AA classification that year.

In 2019, Dey batted .362 and drove in 44 runs to go along with 11 home runs. In mid-June, he was named to the Northeast All-Region team for the second year in a row.

Dey's 29 career home runs in four years rank second on the all-time Yale list. He finished his career in college with 126 RBI's and a .287 batting average. At Kennedy Catholic, he was rated the top first baseman in the state in his senior year.

The Westchester duo were joined on the team by Rye's Tim DeGraw '19, a mainstay in the outfield at Yale the past four seasons. DeGraw, who also starred in football at Rye High School, batted .285 in his Yale career, stole 53 bases and amassed 185 hits. He was named to the All-Ivy team as a junior.

Griffin Dey '19 of Pound Ridge hit 29 home runs while at Yale the past four seasons, a total that puts him second on the all-time Yale list (Yale Athletics photos)