LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 14 selections from day two of the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft, highlighted by left-handed pitchers Charlie West in the seventh round (223rd pick) and Miles Gosztola in the eighth round (253rd pick).
The Dodgers selected a total of 16 players in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft including five right-handed pitchers, five left-handed pitchers, two outfielders, three infielders and one catcher. Three of the 16 draftees were taken out of high school while the remaining 13 were from the college ranks.
After drafting shortstop Bo Lowrance in the first round and pitcher Russell Sandefer in the fourth round on Saturday L.A. opened day two in the seventh round with West, a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Connecticut. The 5-foot-11 junior from South Setauket, New York was a member of the 2026 all-Big East First Team, going 6-6 with a 4.12 ERA (41 ER/87.1 IP), while leading the conference with 111 strikeouts. In three seasons at UConn, West totaled a 3.77 ERA with 176 strikeouts.
With their second pick of the day, the Dodgers took Gosztola, a left-handed pitcher from the University of Oregon. The junior from Seattle, Washington spent his first two seasons at Gonzaga University where he made the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team in his first year and the West Coast Conference All-Conference Second Team as a sophomore. This season with the Ducks, Gosztola owned a 3.61 ERA through 62.1 innings with 69 strikeouts, holding batters to a .228 average.
In the ninth round, Los Angeles selected Kyeler Thompson, an outfielder from Texas Tech, with the 283rd pick. Originally from Santa Fe, Texas, the 6-foot-0 junior hit a career best .358 with 76 hits, 15 doubles and three homers. Thompson started all 51 games he appeared in this season and was 26-for-32 in stolen base attempts. He transferred to the Red Raiders’ roster from Galveston College, a junior college, where he spent his first year.
With the 313th pick in the 10th round, L.A. took Devin Bell, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Oregon. The senior from La Grande, Oregon transferred to compete with the Ducks this season after spending his first three years at Western Oregon, where he was a D2 Baseball Third-Team All-America and a D2CCAA First-Team All-Region honoree. In 2026, Bell appeared in 28 games, owning a 3.86 ERA in 37.1 innings while striking out 41 batters.
Los Angeles went with left-hander Cody New from California Baptist University for the 343rd overall pick in the 11th round. The Southern California native from Hesperia appeared in one game (one start) this season due to injury. Last season, he was selected to the All-WAC First Team with a 2.92 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts). New owns a 6-3 collegiate record with 112 strikeouts through 97.2 innings.
Gavin Van Kempen, a senior from East Carolina University, was drafted in the 12th round with the Dodgers’ 373rd pick. The right-handed pitcher from Castletown, New York put up a 1.84 ERA in six games for the Pirates in 2026 after spending his first three years at West Virginia University. Van Kempen was selected out of high school by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 20th round of the 2022 MLB draft but did not sign a contract.
L.A. drafted Caleb Johnson, a 6-foot-2 shortstop out of Jacksonville State University, with the 403rd pick in the 13th round. The senior wrapped his collegiate career among the Gamecocks’ all-time leaders with 60 stolen bases (seventh all-time, including 23 this season), 175 runs scored (eighth all-time), nine triples (fifth all-time), and 52 doubles (tied for seventh all-time). Johnson slashed .309/.559/.413 in his senior campaign with 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 55 RBI. Originally from Phenix City, Alabama, the infielder spent all four years at Jacksonville State.
The Dodgers used the 433rd overall pick in the 14th round to select Ryne Rodriguez, a left-handed pitcher from the University of Houston. In 2026, he appeared in 21 games, posting a 4.39 ERA across 55.1 innings with 57 strikeouts. The Fort Worth, Texas native spent his first collegiate season at Weatherford College, then transferred to Ole Miss, where he spent the next two years and was a key part of the Rebels’ bullpen, making 19 appearances in his junior year and 14 in his sophomore year.
In the 15th round (463rd overall), Los Angeles selected Aemed Nasser, an outfielder out of Central Pointe Christian Academy. The University of Oklahoma commit was the Dodgers’ second draftee out of high school.
Ethan Sutton, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Central Florida, was drafted with L.A.’s 493rd pick in the 16th round. The Acworth, Georgia moundsman was the Bulls’ most trusted reliever this season and was named a NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year Watch List honoree in late April. The redshirt sophomore led UCF with nine saves in 20 appearances, the most among the Bulls staff, and finished 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA across 48.0 innings, averaging 10.5 strikeouts per nine frames. Sutton transferred from the University of Georgia, where he spent his freshman year as a reliever and redshirted his sophomore year.
With the 523rd pick in the 17th round, the Dodgers selected Camden Wimbish, a right-handed pitcher from Campbell University. The junior transferred from North Carolina State where he spent his first two years. Wimbish appeared in 16 games for the Camels this season, finishing with a 5.61 ERA, a 2-2 record, 59 strikeouts in 51.1 innings, and a .251 batting average against.
Max Irving Jr., a shortstop at Montverde Academy in Florida and the Dodgers’ third high school selection, was L.A.’s pick in the 18th round at No. 553. As Montverde’s leadoff hitter, the Oranjestad, Aruba native piloted the program to its first Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 2A District 6 championship in three years. He wrapped his high school career with a .474 batting average and a .622 on-base percentage, smacking 37 hits, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 28 RBIs, 38 runs and 14 stolen bases.
The Dodgers used their 583rd pick in the 19th round to draft Luke Bard, a catcher at Houston Christian University. The 6-foot-3 backstop batted .345 during his senior campaign and made at least 36 starts the past three seasons. Originally from Castle Rock, Colorado, Bard averaged .266/.372/.390 in his four years as a Huskie. His father, Josh Bard, currently serves as the Dodger bullpen coach, after spending 10 years as a Major League catcher.
With the final selection of the 2026 First-Year Players Draft, pick 613 in round 20, the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Zach Bates. The left-handed pitcher from the University of Illinois missed the 2026 season due to injury. In 2025, he was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team as a reliever, going 2-2 with a 2.83 ERA. The Columbia, Missouri native transferred to Illinois after his freshman season at Iowa Central Community College.
An updated list of the Dodgers’ selections from the 2026 First-Year Player Draft can be found through the following link: https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2026/all/team/dodgers
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