Barr heads to North Star State, picked in fifth round by Minnesota Twins in MLB Draft

Cheektowaga resident Matt Barr was selected by the Minnesota Twins as the 149th overall pick during the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft Monday in Atlanta. Barr is now the 10th player drafted directly from SUNY Niagara — formerly known as Niagara County Community College — since the program began in 1967 and the highest selection since Jon Roth was taken 134th by the Washington Senators in the January 1969 MLB Draft.