Born and raised in Texas, former UL right-hander Zach Osborne will start his professional baseball career up in the Pacific Northwest.

Osborne, a ninth-round pick by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, told The Daily Advertiser on Friday that he had signed with the club. Financial terms were unavailable.

His next stop: The great state of Washington. Osborne leaves Monday and will report to the Spokane Indians of the short-season Single-A Northwest League. The Indians open with a three-day minicamp Tuesday before their season-opener Friday at home against the Tri-City Dust Devils, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

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Joshua Parrott
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