Yankees draft UCLA pitcher with freestyling alter ego: Grandmaster Kap (VIDEO)

The New York Yankees, with their highest pick in 22 years, took righthanded pitcher James Kaprielian out of UCLA with the 16th overall selection Monday night.

And Kaprielian brings along a little someone else with his hard-breaking curveball — namely a freestyling alter ego he likes to call "Grandmaster Kap."

Kaprielian finished fifth all-time at UCLA in career ERA (2.06) and sixth all-time in career strikeouts (275) and looks like he'll be fast-tracked to the majors.

As for laying down tracks with Jay Z, well ... in due time.

Yankees don't sign Mariano Rivera's son: Report

The Yankees announced Saturday that draft pick Mariano Rivera Jr., the son of their retired legendary closer, did not sign a contract before Friday's deadline.

The team had selected Rivera Jr., a righthander from Iona College, in the 29th round of the June amateur draft. Rivera Jr. has decided he will return to school for his junior year.

The Yankees did sign 27 of the 38 other players they took in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft.

"He just wanted to continue where he's at currently," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "It's not something that he wants to pursue just yet. I think Mariano and the family feel like some more seasoning in the college ranks will benefit him more."

As a sophomore, Rivera Jr. was 2-6 with a 5.40 ERA in 13 games. He struck out 50 in 70 innings.

"He wasn't a courtesy draft," Cashman said about the storybook family connection. "We would have signed him if he had the interest in starting his pro career now."

Yankees draft Kenny Powers lookalike (PHOTOS)

With the 422nd pick of the recently completed MLB first-year player draft, the New York Yankees selected West Virginia pitcher Sean Carley. And don't blink. The right-hander bears an uncanny resemblance to Kenny Powers — the fictional HBO pitcher with more baggage than A-Rod and John Rocker combined.

Let's see how long that mullet lasts down in George Steinbrenner's business up front, business in the back world.

Yankees took Sean Carley in the 14th round. This is him. Looks familiar, huh? pic.twitter.com/kyPOZdsxV3
— The Cubs Word (@TheCubsWord) June 7, 2014

Here's the proof:

@mlbbowman Can't believe the Braves passed on a chance to draft "Kenny Powers" Sean Carley from #WVU pic.twitter.com/Xw0xHl3Uyn
— Darren Klaus (@darrenk23) June 7, 2014