Root was selected by the Dodgers at pick No. 40, becoming the area's highest pick since Shane McClanahan was selected 30th overall in 2018.

Long Reach’s Aidan West is the first Howard County player to be selected in the MLB draft since Reservoir grad Cody Morris in 2018.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest Major League Baseball organization to join in on the Leiter train. In the 2025 draft, the Dodgers selected Cam Leiter in the second round (65th) overall.

In the eighth round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Dodgers took pitcher Jack O’Connor out of the University of Virginia with the 255th overall selection in the two-day draft.

The Giants used their first two selections of the 2025 MLB draft on a pair of contact-oriented, middle-of-the-diamond position players by selecting Tennessee shortstop Gavin Kilen in the first round and Rutgers outfielder Trevor Cohen in the third round. On the draft’s second day, San Francisco will have 16 picks from rounds 4-20.

Professional baseball history was made Sunday when three high schoolers from Corona High (Calif.) were selected in the first round of the MLB Draft.

ATLANTA — The first three rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft took place Sunday in Atlanta. Although there were no draftees in attendance — a disappointing, if intriguing, circumstance to monitor for the event moving forward — this year’s draft still provided plenty of excitement and surprising moments that will help shape the league for years to come.

With the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 draft, the Colorado Rockies selected shortstop Ethan Holliday out of Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma.