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Nine most notable international players taken in the 2025 MLB Draft

July 18, 2025

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check out the full newsletter HERE.

1 thing to know about each top 10 Draft prospect

July 11, 2025

On Sunday night, an impressive group of amateur players will make the leap from talented prospects to actual MLB Draft picks. So start getting to know them now ... before they become a key part of your favorite team's future. The MLB.com research team dug into MLB Pipeline's top 10

Famous names in the 2025 Draft class

July 12, 2025

Just like every year, the 2025 MLB Draft will feature some very recognizable last names. That was the case again in 2024, with the sons of such MLB stars as Kevin Brown and Manny Ramirez hearing their names called. Who could be the next draftee to cause a little nostalgia?

Meet Lil Slayyy, 2025's No. 37 Draft pick ... and a budding music producer

July 13, 2025

This story originally ran previously, before Slater de Brun was drafted with the No. 37 pick by the Orioles.

How Lodise cousins -- and Day 1 Draft picks -- pushed one another to pro stage

@JesseABorek
July 13, 2025

This story originally ran previously, before Alex Lodise was drafted with the No. 60 pick by the Braves and Kyle Lodise was drafted with the No. 76 pick by the White Sox.

This southpaw overcame arm injuries, Hodgkin lymphoma to be a top Draft prospect

July 14, 2025

This story originally ran previously, before Talon Haley was drafted with the No. 349 pick by the Angels. It’s the spirit of competition that has kept Talon Haley going. That’s how it is for this 6-foot-2 left-hander when a batter steps in the box and he goes into his delivery.

Underdog mentality, overpowering fastball fueled the rise of 2025's No. 5 Draft pick

@JesseABorek
July 13, 2025

This story originally ran previously, before Liam Doyle was drafted with the No. 5 pick by the Cardinals.

Draft deadline passes with all 1st-rounders signed

August 1, 2024

The Draft signing deadline came and went at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday with very little drama. The final two unsigned first-rounders came to terms in the morning. East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20 overall) agreed to a $4,177,500 deal with the Blue Jays and North Carolina outfielder Vance

2024 Draft first-round signings tracker

August 1, 2024

Below is a list of every player drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Each club had until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time

Draft Day 3: Most interesting picks from each round

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 16, 2024

After 315 players were selected over the first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft, 300 more players heard their names on Tuesday as the Draft concluded with Rounds 11-20. As a reminder, the late rounds can be more than just opportunities to fill out a farm system. This year’s

'24 Draftees who could be on the fast track to the bigs

July 16, 2024

The 2023 Draft class wasted no time getting players to the Majors. Nolan Schanuel joined the Angels last August, just 37 days after turning pro. Wyatt Langford became the third-fastest drafted position player to make an Opening Day roster, claiming a starting role with the defending World Series champion Rangers.

Next generation: Sox draft Big Papi's son, Angels take Ramirez's kid

@mollyburkhardt
July 17, 2024

BOSTON -- Could you imagine? It’s the question Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston legend David Ortiz asked three years ago when presented with the idea that one day his son D’Angelo might also end up wearing a Red Sox uniform. That once seemingly far-fetched dream took a big step

How Lyle Miller-Green became the 'Siberian Sultan of Swat'

July 16, 2024

BURKE, Va. -- When Stephanie Miller saw the baby boy, her heart melted. In an instant, all the pain and frustration Stephanie and her husband, Richard Green, had endured in their inability to conceive a child went away. Because there, on a VHS cassette sent along by an adoption agency,

The top 7 storylines from Day 1 of 2024 MLB Draft

July 14, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas -- At the Stockyards historic district, where the 2024 MLB Draft took place Sunday night, you could test your rodeo skills and ride a mechanical bull. And odds are, you would have had much better luck staying on that bucking, spinning, twisting steer for a full minute

Mariners take switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with 15th pick

@Theo_DeRosa
July 14, 2024

SEATTLE -- The Mariners went bold with the first-round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday, taking switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State University with their top pick at No. 15 overall. Yes, you read that right. And with their second-round pick, they selected high-school right-hander Ryan Sloan,

These draftees remain unsigned before Monday's deadline

1:30 PM EDT

With the deadline for signing Draft picks approaching Monday at 5 p.m. ET, only four of the 315 players selected in the first 10 rounds have yet to turn pro. Marlins supplemental first-rounder Cam Cannarella and Dodgers fourth-rounder Aidan West will sign contracts on Monday, while Pirates second-rounder Angel Cervantes

2025 Draft first-round signings tracker

July 26, 2025

Below is a list of every player drafted through the first 43 picks (up to the second round) of the 2025 MLB Draft. Each club has until 5 p.m. ET on Monday, July 28, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility,

First-rounder Fischer signs with Brewers, takes BP

Milwaukee also has agreements in place with all of its other selections through the first 10 rounds
July 25, 2025

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers on Friday announced deals with first-round Draft pick Andrew Fischer and all of their other selections through the first 10 rounds. The signings were announced by VP of amateur acquisition Tod Johnson. In Fischer, 21, a power-hitting corner infielder who hails from New Jersey and played

Padres announce that they've signed all 19 of their 2025 Draft picks

July 24, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- The 19 members of San Diego’s 2025 Draft class are officially Padres. The team announced on Thursday that it has signed its entire 19-player Draft class -- plus 11 non-drafted free agents. Left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft headlined that class at No. 25 overall, and per MLB Pipeline’s Jim

'Grateful' first-round Draft pick Fien welcomed to Rangers

@kennlandry
July 23, 2025

This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

No. 6 pick Hernandez signs for HS pitcher record, then meets Skenes

@AlexJStumpf
July 22, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Seth Hernandez got to watch Paul Skenes pitch Monday from the seats at PNC Park. Before Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Tigers, Hernandez got to chat with the Pirates’ ace on the field, with the 2025 first-round pick decked out in the custom white No. 25 jersey with

No. 4 pick Holliday, Rockies agree to record bonus for HS player

@bmags94
July 22, 2025

A little over a week after the Rockies selected high school infielder Ethan Holliday with the No. 4 pick in the Draft, Colorado signed him to a record-breaking deal. The Rockies signed Holliday for $9 million on Tuesday, a source told MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, setting a Draft bonus record

These are the highest signing bonuses in the history of the Draft

July 22, 2025

For a third straight year, there were record-breaking deals signed in the annual MLB Draft. While nobody has matched the deals signed in last year's Draft by Chase Burns ($9.25 million with the Reds) and Charlie Condon ($9.25 million with the Rockies), the high school players have set their own

Which 2025 Draft picks will reach the Majors quickest?

July 22, 2025

The initial dust is beginning to settle on the 2025 MLB Draft, with organizations throughout baseball busy inking their draft picks to contracts ahead of the July 28 deadline. Very soon, we'll be seeing these players suit up for their pro debuts with their new teams across Minor League Baseball.

Why Orioles opted for two catchers with first Draft picks

July 22, 2025

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.