Georgia outfielder Johnathan Taylor, who was paralyzed after colliding with a teammate in March, was drafted by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday in the 33rd round of the MLB Draft.

"The kid, he's obviously going through a tough time, and this was a way to let him know that people are thinking about him," Ryan Coe, the Texas Rangers scout for Georgia, told the AJC.

"And you know what? The kid deserved to be drafted. He was a good player for all those years. He's somebody we had interest in had he been healthy."

(READ the story in Atlanta Journal-Constitution)