The Washington Nationals drafted Mariano Rivera III in the fourth round of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday afternoon.

Rivera was 5-7 with a 2.65 ERA and a school-record 113 strikeouts with 27 walks in 85 innings this season for Iona.

The right-hander was drafted in the 29th round by the New York Yankees last year, but opted to return to school for his junior season.