Yanks draft Andy Pettitte's son Luke, who pitches AND hits
The Pettittes are made for Pinstripes.
The Yankees selected two-way player Luke Pettitte -- the son of five-time World Series champion Andy Pettitte -- with the No. 248 overall pick in the eighth round of the 2026 Draft on Sunday afternoon.
Luke is a right-handed pitcher who posted a 3.19 ERA through 48 innings and 17 games across parts of his first two seasons at Dallas Baptist University. He relies on a low-90s fastball and a mid-80s slider. However, injuries -- including Tommy John surgery -- truncated his sophomore season and prevented him from pitching this past year.
So, as he worked his way back to the mound, Luke turned to hitting. In his junior season, Pettitte slashed .337/.403/.693 with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs as a full-time designated hitter.
Andy played 15 seasons with the Yankees and pitched to a 3.85 ERA across an 18-year MLB career. A three-time All-Star, he was an iconic member of the club’s “Core Four,” alongside teammates Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada.