Best storylines of the '26 MLB Draft

Playing the field

Only ONE pitcher was drafted within the first 15 picks, the fewest amount in MLB Draft history

Family Ties

Jacob Lombard (MIA No. 14), brother of Yankees No. 1 prospect George Lombard Jr., was one of the many picks with famous ties

More connections

Fire Knife Dancer

You read that right. Mulivai Levu (CIN No. 70) credits his time as a Samoan fire knife dancer for his elite hand-eye coordination

Best brother

Justin Lebron (CIN No. 18) wouldn't be where he is today without his brother Jayden, born with Williams syndrome and the Miracle League

Legacy

Jim Thome hit 134 homers in his four years with the White Sox. Now, his son Landon (No. 34), looks to carry on the family legacy on the South Side

Baseball Jesus

Aiden Robbins (NYM No. 92) credits a bad hair day to a nickname that stuck, but he cyclically shaves it off for a cause close to his heart: St. Baldrick's Foundation

Canadian History

Carter Beck (ATL No. 26) is the the highest drafted Saskatchewanian in MLB history