The Orioles today selected four players in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft: CF Eric Booth Jr. (No. 7), CF Ty Head (No. 46), RHP Dominic Voegele (No. 82), and CF Kevin Roberts Jr. (No. 110).
Booth Jr., 18, hit .481/.669/.922 (37-for-77) with five home runs during his senior year at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Miss. and slashed .441/.612/.803 overall in four seasons with the Warriors. He ran the quickest 60-yard dash (6.33 seconds) at the East Coast Pro showcase last August. Booth Jr. also won the Home Run Derby at the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. last summer with 15 home runs. His father, Eric Booth Sr., was a 34th-round draft pick of the Blue Jays in 1993, but chose to play football at the University of Southern Mississippi instead. Over four seasons with the Golden Eagles, he totaled 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 16 touchdowns as a running back and kick returner. Oak Grove has produced two major leaguers in outfielder Dustan Mohr, who played with the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2001-07, and left-handed pitcher Kirk McCarty, who appeared in 13 games for the Cleveland Guardians in 2022. Booth Jr. was ranked by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the No. 6 draft prospect entering the 2026 First-Year Player Draft.
Head, 21, slashed .291/.460/.556 (55-for-189) with eight doubles, 14 home runs, 64 runs, 48 RBI, 57 walks, and 26 stolen bases in 56 games for NC State in 2026, leading the Wolfpack in homers and RBI. He was a 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Recipient, becoming the third player in program history to earn the honor, while being named to the All-ACC Third Team. His 57 walks were the second most all-time in a single season in program history and ranked second in the ACC and sixth in the nation. Head was the only player in the ACC last season to hit at least 10 home runs and steal at least 20 bases in the regular season. In 2025, he was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team and led all Wolfpack outfielders with four assists while committing just one error for a .992 fielding percentage. Head was rated as the No. 53 prospect by Baseball America, while MLB Pipeline tabbed him the No. 60 prospect entering the 2026 First-Year Player Draft.
Voegele (pronounced VAIG-lee), 21, went 6-4 with a 5.85 ERA (63 ER/97.0 IP) over 17 starts during his junior year at the University of Kansas in 2026 and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. He set the single-season school record with 120 strikeouts, which ranked third in the Big 12 and tied for 14th nationally, and was the only Division I pitcher to have multiple games with at least 15 strikeouts. Voegele became the 11th pitcher in program history with at least 20 career wins while his 289 strikeouts and 48 starts are both the most by a Kansas pitcher over three seasons. He was also selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 20th round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign. Voegele was ranked the No. 195 prospect in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft by Baseball America and the No. 205 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
Roberts Jr., 17, slashed .396/.591/.851 (40-for-101) with 10 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 46 runs, 34 RBI, and 45 walks in 39 games during his senior year at Jackson Prep School in Flowood, Miss., the same high school as Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, who went No. 9 overall in 2024. As a right-handed pitcher, Roberts Jr. went 9-1 with a 3.05 ERA (25 ER/57.1 IP) in 28 high school appearances, but didn’t pitch last season due to injury. A three-sport athlete, he has also played basketball and competed in the 200-meter dash and long jump in track and field. Roberts Jr. was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 95 prospect, while MLB Pipeline rated him No. 136 entering the 2026 First-Year Player Draft.
The Draft concludes tomorrow, July 12, with rounds 5-20 beginning at 11:30 a.m. on MLB.com.