After mentoring Ray, White Sox may draft him

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CHICAGO — Kevin Coe booked his trip to New Jersey to represent the White Sox at the 2016 Draft beginning on June 9. But this year’s first round has much more of a personal meaning for the organization’s director of youth baseball initiatives.

Corey Ray, a junior outfielder for Louisville, figures to be selected in the Top 10. Ray also will become the highest pick to ever come from the White Sox Amateur City Elite program, a dynamic concept to promote youth baseball in the inner city and give these kids playing a chance to further their on-field and off-field career.

To say the organization is proud would be on the same level of accuracy as saying the organization wants to win another World Series title.

• 2016 MLB Draft: June 9-11 on MLB Network, MLB.com

“It’s awesome, simply because of where he came from and his work ethic, and I guess he’s the epitome of, ‘Hard work will pay off eventually,'” Coe said. “To eventually become the best player in the country and have an opportunity to go in the first round, that’s a remarkable story in place.”

“In terms of the program, it’s a positive from the standpoint that it gets a very …

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