Dodgers reportedly sign seventh-round draft pick, outfielder Luke Raley.

Lake Erie College outfielder Luke Raley, the Dodgers’ seventh-round pick (221st overall) in last week’s draft, has signed a professional contract, per his Instagram account.

Raley will join at least three other Dodger draft picks who were known to have signed their first contracts Wednesday.

Second-rounder Mitchell White, third-rounder Dustin May, fourth-rounder D.J. Peters have all reportedly signed too. First-round pick Gavin Lux and fifth-round pick Devin Smeltzer are expected to have formal contracts announced soon.

Louisville catcher Will Smith (32nd overall) and Vanderbilt pitcher Jordan Sheffield (36th overall) are the only two of the Dodgers’ first nine picks whom I haven’t heard or read any movement on. Smith has one year of college eligibility remaining and Sheffield has two.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.