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Pierce Coppola, a 2021 graduate of Verona High School, was picked up the Chicago Cubs today in the seventh round of the MLB draft. Standing 6’8″, Coppola has been a lefty pitcher for the University of Florida.

Coppola is a 6-foot-8 southpaw from Verona, New Jersey, and was ranked as the No. 9 left-handed pitcher and No. 50 overall player in Perfect Game’s 2021 class. He immediately earned a role as ...