Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …
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Gage Wood, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Arkansas, is the Phillies’ selection at 26th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old only has a combined 13 starts in college over the past two years, going 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched this past season. But he brings some good velocity with a mid-high-90s …
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Tyler Bremner drafted No. 2 by Angels in 2025 MLB Draft \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Bremner possesses an impressive fastball — a strong heater with ride that touches 98 mph — but the righty’s changeup is his best pitch. MLB Pipeline gave the offspeed offering a 65 grade on the 20-to-80 scale, with some scouts grading it as high as 70, thanks to its …
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Day 2 is going to be even busier. Rounds 4-20 arrive Monday in Atlanta as part of All-Star Week festivities, thus wrapping up this year’s edition of the First-Year Player Draft. In total, 26 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Draft prospects remain on the board and could hear their names called as teams balance upside and value through the rest …
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Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft got off to a surprising start, with the Washington Nationals taking high school shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick and the Los Angeles Angels selecting UC-Santa Barbara right-hander Tyler Bremner at No. 2. Below are all 105 picks from Day 1 of the draft, with scouting reports and commentary from our …
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SAN DIEGO — The Padres are taking a chance on a high school left-hander with upside — which probably should not come as a surprise. With the 25th overall pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday, San Diego selected 6-foot-8 left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft out of Sunset High School in Portland, Ore. It’s the ninth straight year the Padres have taken …
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The 2025 MLB Draft is set to kick off in Atlanta on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET. Coverage of the event will be broadcast by MLB Network, streaming on MLB.com, and broadcast on ESPN for the first 43 picks. The Atlanta Braves will hold three picks as the draft this season will cover three rounds on the first day. Atlanta …
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Mariners draft Kade Anderson with No. 3 pick in 2025 MLB Draft \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“He’s got the combination of George Kirby and Logan Gilbert,” Hunter said. “He wants to learn, wants to develop his pitches, like Logan, and he’s kind of stoic, like George is, just that silent competitor that may not say a whole lot, but when you talk to him, …
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The Red Sox have selected 20-year-old righty Kyson Witherspoon out of Oklahoma with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Witherspoon posted a 10-4 record with a 2.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 124 strikeouts and 23 walks in 16 starts (95 innings) this college season. He’s the first pitcher Boston has selected in the first round since drafting Tanner …
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