Steven Lynn Chilcott is a former baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 from Antelope Valley High School

Antelope Valley High School

Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912. It is located near the western edge of the Mojave Desert...

 in Lancaster, California

Lancaster, California

Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...

, who was drafted by the New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

 as the first overall pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft

1966 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :A January free agent amateur draft was added for the first time in 1966. Ninety-five prospects were selected in the regular phase and 102 in the secondary phase of the...

, a spot ahead of Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson

Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson , nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the New York Yankees, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played from 1967-1987 for four different teams. Jackson currently serves as...

. He was awarded a $75,000 signing bonus, which he invested in real estate.

He played six seasons in the minor leagues for the Mets and later the Yankees after the Mets released him before retiring due to injury, plateauing at Triple-A.

Chilcott played six seasons in the minor leagues before suffering career-ending injuries. As of May 2010, Chilcott and Brien Taylor

Brien Taylor

Brien M. Taylor is a former pitcher in minor league baseball best known for being just the second amateur player to be picked first overall in the Major League Baseball Draft and never reach the major leagues...

 are the only number-one picks in the baseball draft to retire without ever reaching the major leagues; however, the 2004 #1 overall pick, Matt Bush, has been on the Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...

 40-man roster but has yet to play in the Majors and could join Chilicott and Taylor on the list.

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