Former No. 1 pick Mark Appel gets MLB call-up 9 years after being drafted - Yahoo Sports

Once pondered as "the biggest bust in MLB history," Appel is finally getting his shot 20 days shy of his 31st birthday.

In 2013, Mark Appel was an elite MLB prospect, drafted first overall out of Stanford by the Houston Astros. On Saturday nine years later he's slated to make his debut in an MLB uniform. Appel, 20 da… [+2631 chars]

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