Red Sox's First-Round Pick Could Debut as Soon as 2026 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox have to be excited about their first-round draft choice. The Red Sox selected Kyson Witherspoon, a soon-to-be 21-year-old right-handed pitcher from the University of Oklahoma, with their 15th overall pick.

Who’s Kyson Witherspoon, the 20-year-old righty who the Red Sox drafted 15th overall Sunday? Here are five facts about him.

With the 15th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Boston Red Sox selected righty pitcher Kyson Witherspoon out of Oaklahoma.

Witherspoon was lightly recruited in high school and not invited to the Combine. Three years later, he's one of the draft's top arms.

This story originally ran previously, before Kyson Witherspoon was drafted with the No. 15 pick by the Red Sox.