Michigan State Baseball: Mason Erla Drafted by Los Angeles Angels
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Mason Erla was drafted in the 17th round (No. 501) of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday afternoon.
Erla led the Spartans pitching staff in multiple categories this year, including innings pitched (79.2), strikeouts (80), wins (5), and games started on the mound (13).
At 6-foot-4 and 200-pounds, he finished the season with a 5-6 record and an ERA of 3.50.
Since arriving in East Lansing in 2017, the Cass City native logged 243 career strikeouts, placing him third on the all-time list at Michigan State, despite playing a shortened campaign in 2020.
Baseball America ranked Erla in the top-200 (No. 170) last summer, indicating his stock had risen substantially. If not for the MLB Draft shortening its draft to five rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Erla may have been able to experience his dream of playing professionally a year earlier.
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