D-backs select 3 players on Day 1 of Major League Baseball's 2023 Draft

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected 3 players, including Tommy Troy with the No. 12 overall selection, on Day 1 of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.

Tommy Troy (Round 1; 12th overall) MLB.com bio

SS │B/T: R/R │Age: 21 (Jan. 17, 2002) │5-10, 197 │Los Gatos HS (Los Gatos, Ca.) │Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.)

• Ranked as the 2023 draft’s No. 17 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
• As a junior, hit .394 (98-for-249)/1.177 OPS with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 17 homers, 58 RBI, 76 runs, 35 walks and 17 stolen bases in 58 games…led the team in average, runs, hits, triples and total bases.
• In 3 seasons (2021-2023) with Stanford, hit .338 (197-for-582) with 38 doubles, 7 triples, 34 home runs, 109 RBI, 61 walks, 26 stolen bases and 139 runs scored.
• His teams qualified for the College World Series all 3 of his seasons (2021-23)…in 2023, in 2 games, went 2-for-7 with 1 run and 2 walks.
• 2-time Pac-12 team champion in 2022 and ‘23.
• Played 2 seasons in the Cape Cod Baseball League (2021-2022)…earned the Cape Cod Baseball League 2022 Outstanding Pro Prospect Award after he hit .310 (35-for-113) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 20 RBI and 10 walks with Cotuit.
• Wore No. 12 at Stanford and was drafted No. 12 overall.
• 2020 graduate of Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif.…named the 2020 Los Gatos Male Athlete of the Year.

Gino Groover (Round 2; 48th overall) MLB.com bio

3B │B/T: R/R │Age: 21 (April 16, 2002) │6-3, 212 │The Walker School (Marietta, Ga.) │North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

• Ranked as the No. 52 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 62 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
• As a junior, hit .332 (76-for-229) with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 13 home runs, 50 RBI, 36 walks, 2 stolen bases and 48 runs scored…led the team in hits, home runs, total bases and runs scored, and tied for first on the team with 50 in RBI…started all 57 games, 56 at third base and 1 at first base.
• In 2 seasons (2022-2023) with North Carolina State, hit .348 (162-for-465) with 24 doubles, 2 triples, 23 home runs, 97 RBI, 64 walks, 6 stolen bases and 113 runs scored.
• Played his freshman season (2021) at UNC Charlotte.

Caden Grice (Competitive Balance-B; 64th overall) MLB.com bio

LHP │B/T: L/L │Age: 21 (June 15, 2002) │6-6, 250 │Riverside HS (Greer, S.C.) │Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.)

• Ranked as the 2023 draft’s No. 118 prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 121 by Baseball America.
• Received 2023 John Olerud Award as nation's best two-way player in college baseball after finishing his junior season with an 8-1 record and 3.35 ERA (29 ER in 78.0 IP) and 101 strikeouts in 14 starts on the mound and .307 AVG/1.029 OPS with a team-high 18 home runs at the plate.
• In 3 seasons (2021-2023) with Clemson, went 10-2 with a 3.73 ERA (39 ER in 94.0 IP) with 122 strikeouts and 11.70 K/9.0 IP over 26 games (17 starts), and hit .288/.958 OPS with 35 doubles, 2 triples, 45 homers, 161 RBI and 94 walks.