LIVE: Rangers Draft Day 1 picks are in. Day 2 is underway

Day 1 of the 2026 Draft included Rangers’ picks from Rounds 1-4, including Gio Rojas at No. 16 overall. Day 2 begins Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET through the conclusion of the Draft, spanning Rounds 5-20. Stream it live on MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+ and the MLB App.

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers couldn’t have predicted a better Draft day.

The good fortune started early in the first round, when top prep pitcher Gio Rojas fell to Texas at No. 16 after being mocked in the top 10 for weeks. It continued throughout the afternoon, when the Rangers picked another pair of high schoolers with first-round talent in shortstop Connor Comeau and left-hander Brody Bumila.

Call it luck or good planning and scouting or some combination of it all, but a lot of things fell the Rangers’ way on Saturday and they took advantage of it.

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“Every Draft is different, there's no doubt about it,” said assistant general manager Josh Boyd. “The amount of scenarios that we come up with and the simulations, all that stuff, the amount of times that you come together on your ‘A scenario’ is rare because it's a competitive Draft, right? We like players that other teams like, so it's challenging.

“There's so many things that have to come together. The work for all these things to come together is unique. There's no other way to put it. I think what we pulled off today is really an exciting day for the Rangers and landing some of our top targets.”

Connor Comeau, SS (No. 55)
Round 2, Pick 54
Bats/throws: L/R
School: L.C. Anderson (Texas) High School
Calling Card: A Texas A&M commit, Comeau has an advanced eye at the plate to go along with an effortless left-handed swing. He stands at 6-foot-4 and just 180 pounds, so he should fill into his frame early in his professional career to add more power to his profile, though he’s already shown the ability to drive the ball to the opposite field. He may not stick at shortstop, but the bat will play.
Quote: “He's going out at shortstop for sure. The thing with Connor is that the progress he made throughout this spring defensively was notable. It was really, really impressive. Last year in the summer circuit and all that, he moved around a lot and he played some first base. So I think it was, in some ways, challenging to evaluate the shortstop defense at the time coming in. He's got a long lean body that, as this spring got going, we saw significant jumps, which is a tribute and a credit to the work that he really put in to focusing on his defensive skill specifically. So he definitely goes out at shortstop. I think he will stay there for a long time.” -- Boyd

Brody Bumila, LHP (No. 23)
Round 3, Pick 89
Bats/throws: L/L
School: Bishop Feehan (Mass.) High School
Calling Card: Ranked No. 23 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 250, Bumila began slipping out of the first round when it was reported mere weeks ago that he needed a second UCL surgery. But the Rangers have a recent history with drafting pitchers who are coming off Tommy John and have been successful in their short-term development. The reason Bumila was so sought after begins and ends with his elite fastball, which routinely hits triple digits, and he’s got a decent slider and changeup to play off of it.
Quote: “Obviously, we got a year to scout him. He wasn't hurt until the end, so we got a full year basically to scout him up there and seeing him outside of Boston. We love the kid. We got a chance to meet with him out there in the Combine. It was a historic basketball season he had also, and coming right into baseball. He’s a tremendous kid, tremendous talent, and we’re excited about Brody for sure.” -- Fagg

Hudson Calhoun, RHP (No. 235)
Round 4, Pick 117
Bats/throws: R/R
School: University of Mississippi
Calling Card: Calhoun made only two starts in three college seasons at Ole Miss, but became a high-leverage option out of the bullpen during the Rebels' run to the Men’s College World Series this spring. His five-pitch mix is inconsistent, but projects well enough for the Rangers’ pitching development staff to get their hands on him.
Quote: “I think we definitely see a path towards lengthening him as a starter. I think we see another guy with tremendous development opportunities there. Again, the scouting group and Kip included had a ton of looks at him. I know with Hudson in particular, our player development group who's involved in evaluating the Draft is really excited about some of the things that we think we can do with him to take him to another level to really continue to build off some of the development he's already made to really hone that in. If the plan would be to stretch him out and get him starting, we see a path for that.” -- Boyd