Mariners Set to Make 16 Selections on Day 2 of 2026 MLB Draft

SEATTLE – The Mariners are set to select 16 players on the second and final day of the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Yesterday, Seattle selected 3B Ace Reese from Mississippi State University with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2026 Draft. They followed the selection of Reese with OF Jake Brown (Louisiana State University) in the 2nd round (65th overall), RHP Nathan Taylor (University of Cincinnati) in the 3rd round (101st overall) and 3B Trevor Lucas (University of North Carolina at Wilmington) in the 4th round (129th overall).

Below is a list of Seattle's selections on Day 2 of the 2026 MLB Draft:

OF Hayden Yost (University of Florida) – 5th round (162nd overall)

Yost, 21, batted .262 (28x107) with 28 runs, 5 doubles, 10 home runs, 23 RBI, 12 walks, and 3 stolen bases while owning a .369 OBP and a .589 slugging percentage during his junior season at the University of Florida in 2026. His .958 OPS, 10 home runs, and .589 SLG in his last season at UF all marked career-highs. He earned 2025 CSC Academic All-District honors during his sophomore season. Over 3 seasons at Florida, Yost posted a .264 (96x363) batting average, recording 77 runs, 23 doubles, 14 home runs, 65 RBI, 52 walks, 21 stolen bases, a .381 OBP and a .444 SLG in the process.

3B Henry Ford (University of Tennessee) – 6th round (191st pick)

Ford, 21, batted .293 (71x242) with 51 runs, 15 doubles, 20 home runs, 57 RBI, 27 walks, and 3 stolen bases during his junior season at the University of Tennessee in 2026. His 20 home runs, 57 RBI, and .603 SLG led the team in 2026. He earned 2026 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American honors

The 6-foot-5, 225-pound right-handed batter, played his first two season of collegiate ball at Virginia before transferring to Tennessee, posting a combined .329 (231x702) batting average over the 3 seasons with 51 runs, 15 doubles, 20 home runs, 57 RBI, 27 walks, 3 stolen bases, a .360 OBP and a .603 SLG. Ford was named 2025 All-ACC Second Team during his sophomore year and D1Baseball Freshman All-American and NCBWA Freshman All-American during in his first collegiate season at UVA.

Ford is from Charlottesville, Virginia and attended Baylor High School (TN). Coming out of high school, he was ranked the 19th overall prospect in Virginia and 4th shortstop by Perfect Game.

SS Ryan Wynn (University of Georgia) - 7th round (220th pick)

Wynn, 21, hit .323 (42x130) with 32 runs, 14 doubles, 9 home runs, 37 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 9 walks, reaching base at a .377 clip while slugging .638 (1.015 OPS) across 50 games as a junior at the University of Georgia in 2026. He held a .948 fielding percentage in 96 total chances, helping lead the Bulldogs to the College World Series and an SEC regular season title.

Across 3 collegiate seasons between Wofford College (2024-25) and Georgia (2026), he combined for a .325 batting average (127x391), 92 runs, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 14 home runs, 88 RBI, 20 stolen bases, 43 walks, a .405 on-base percentage, .535 slugging percentage and .939 career OPS in 129 games. Wynn hit for the cycle in 2025 for the Wofford Terriers, becoming the third ever player to do so in school history.

The 6-foot, 185-pound right-handed bat hails from Douglasville, Georgia. He attended Chapel Hill High School, earning First-Team All-Region and All-State Honorable Mention honors in baseball.

C Mason Eckelman (Ohio State University) - 8th round (250th pick)

Eckelman, 21, recorded a .304 (59x194) batting average with 42 runs, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 8 homers, 47 RBI, 32 walks, and 2 stolen bases while reaching base at a .304 clip and slugging .546 during his junior season at Ohio State University in 2026. His 4 triples were the 2nd most hit in the Big 10 Conference over the 2026 season. The Ohio Native was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team for 2026 and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in back-to-back seasons for 2025 and 2026.

The 6-foot-1, 220-pound catcher combined for a .283 (115x407) batting average over his 3 seasons at Ohio State, amassing 77 runs, 25 doubles, 6 triples, 13 home runs, 81 RBI, 62 walks, and 3 stolen bases during his collegiate career.

Eckelman is from Broadview Heights, Ohio and attended Walsh Jesuit High School (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) as a four-year letterwinner. In his final season at Walsh Jesuit, he helped lead his team to the 2024 OHSAA Division II regional baseball title He earned the Johnny Bench Award for the top high school baseball catcher in Ohio in 2023.

RHP Drew Whalen (Auburn University) - 9th round (280th pick)

Whalen, 21, went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA (3 ER, 11.0 IP) and 11 strikeouts in 6 relief appearances as a junior this season at Auburn University. He was limited in appearances due to injury.

Across 3 collegiate seasons between Western Kentucky (2024-25) and Auburn (2026), he went 12-6 with a career 4.34 ERA (56 ER, 128.2 IP), 126 strikeouts, 56 walks and an 8.8 strikeout-per-nine innings rate across 38 appearances (24 starts). As a sophomore at Western Kentucky, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound righty recorded 90 strikeouts over 81.2 innings in 2025 and was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and ABCA First Team All-Midwest Region.

Whalen is originally from Nashville, Tennessee and attended Franklin High School. In 2023, he was ranked as the 6th-best right-handed pitcher out of Tennessee by Perfect Game.