Right-hander Tyler Bremner pitched with plenty of emotion this season during his junior year at UC Santa Barbara, as his mother Jennifer’s health worsened after a five-year battle with breast cancer before she ultimately passed away on June 11.

The question for the Angels coming into the draft was if they’d use the No. 2 pick to continue their strategy under GM Perry Minasian.

Former UC Santa Barbara pitcher Tyler Bremner had to deal with tragedy on the way to being selected No. 2 overall over the Angels in the MLB draft.