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The Yankees started day two of the MLB Draft by taking another SEC pitcher. After selecting six in the first nine rounds last year, the Yankees picked Mississippi State junior left-hander Pico Kohn in the fourth round (134th overall) on Monday.
With their final pick of the 2025 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees picked a baseball pedigree. They drafted Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek, a shortstop out of USC. Bryce's father, Mark Grudzielanek, played 15 years in Major League Baseball and both made an All-Star team and won a Gold Glove.
After a disappointing first half by third-year shortstop Anthony Volpe, the New York Yankees raised questions about his future in Sunday's MLB draft.
The 30 Major League teams chose 510 players in 17 rounds on Monday to conclude the 2025 draft. The 36 players picked on Monday joined five selected in the first three rounds on Sunday as the prospects with Alabama baseball roots among this year’s choices. The five prospects selected on Sunday included:
With that established, below CBS Sports has highlighted five names worth knowing in the 2026 MLB Draft. Mind you, this is not a ranking or a projection of the top of next year's class. It's merely an introduction to the group through the examination of five particularly interesting players.
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Sportsnaut on MSNLike Father, Like Son: 8 MLB Draft Picks Following in Their Dads’ Big League FootstepsMLB Draft features eight prospects with famous fathers who previously played in the big leagues, highlighting a generational
The Atlantic Coast Conference had six players taken in the top 43 overall picks of the MLB Draft. Five programs produced first-round selections.
The Yankees added a real Bronx bomber to their farm system on Monday drafting Alabama junior outfielder Richie Bonomolo in the seventh round. The 21-year-old Bronx native raked at Cardinal Hayes High School, then playing in junior college for two seasons and this year for Alabama.