Former UNF pitcher Josh Papelbon is featured on MLB.com's Sights and Sounds this week.

May 21, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former University of North Florida reliever Josh Papelbon is featured on MLB.com this week in Sights and Sounds. The interview can be accessed by clicking here.

Papelbon, UNF's career leader in saves, was drafted in 2006 by the Boston Red Sox in the 48th round of the MLB Draft. In the interview, he talks about his family and being in the same organization as his brother, Jonathan, who is Boston's closer and is sixth in the American League with 11 saves.

Papelbon is currently playing with the Single-A team Greenville Drive and is tied for fourth in the South Atlantic League with seven saves. He also has a 2-0 record with a 1.12 ERA. His twin brother, Jeremy, who went 5-4 at UNF last season with a team-best 2.43 ERA, was drafted in 2006 by the Chicago Cubs and is 1-2 with a 4.62 ERA with the Single-A team Peoria Chiefs.

Fans can follow the progress of former Ospreys that are currently playing in the pros by clicking here.