Yesterday marked the beginning of the 2025 MLB Draft at the Coca-Cola Roxy concert venue in Cumberland, Georgia.

In total, 43 players were taken in the first round of the draft with normal selections, Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks, and compensatory picks.

Since there are only 30 teams in the MLB, let’s do a quick recap of the top 30 selections that were made in the 2025 Draft.

First Round

#1 Washington Nationals – Shortstop, Eli Willits. Fort Cobb-Broxton High School (Oklahoma)

• 17 years old
• Third-youngest number-one overall draft pick in MLB history
• Last season: 1.514 OPS in 128 plate appearances
• Father, Reggie, played in the MLB for six years.

#2 Los Angeles Angels – Pitcher, Tyler Bremner. UC Santa Barbara

• 2024: 2.54 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 88 2/3 innings
• 2025: 111 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings
• 21 years old

#3 Seattle Mariners: Pitcher, Kade Anderson. LSU

• Number-one starter on the 2025 College Baseball World Series Championship team
• 2025 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• 2025: 12-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 119 innings
• Second-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com

#4 Colorado Rockies: Shortstop/Third Base, Ethan Holliday. Stillwater High School (Oklahoma)

• Top-rated Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Son of Matt Holiday. Brother of former number-one overall pick Jackson Holliday
• 2025: .611 batting average and 2.038 OPS
• Oklahoma’s 2025 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year
• Baseball America‘s 2025 High School Player of the Year

#5 St. Louis Cardinals: Pitcher, Liam Doyle. Tennessee

• Led all qualified NCAA Division I pitchers in strikeout rate (15.5 strikeouts/nine innings pitched)
• 2025: 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA in 95.2 innings
• 248 strikeouts in 150.2 innings pitched since the start of 2024
• Turned 21 in June

#6 Pittsburgh Pirates: Pitcher, Seth Hernandez. Corona High School (California)

• 2025: 0.39 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings
• Third-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• California’s 2025 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year
• Turned 19 in June

#7 Miami Marlins: Shortstop, Aiva Arquette. Oregon State

• 2025: .354 batting average and 1.115 OPS
• 2025: 90 hits, 19 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 73 runs scored in 65 games
• Sixth-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB Draft, but didn’t sign with the team

#8 Toronto Blue Jays: Shortstop, JoJo Parker. Purvis High School (Mississippi)

• Mississippi’s 2025 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year
• Ninth-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• 2025: .463 batting average with 44 hits, 12 home runs, and 38 RBIs in 37 games
• Turning 19 next month

#9 Cincinnati Reds: Shortstop, Steele Hall. Hewitt-Trussville High School (Alabama)

• Named Alabama’s Mr. Baseball in 2025
• 2025: .484 batting average with eight home runs, 46 runs scored, and 35 RBIs
• Reclassified so that he could be taken in the 2025 MLB Draft
• Turns 18 later this month

#10 Chicago White Sox: Shortstop, Billy Carlson. Corona High School (California)

• MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo: “Some scouts felt that Carlson was the best defender in this class.”
• 2025: 31 hits in 85 at-bats with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 31 games
• Seventh-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• High school teammates with Seth Hernandez (sixth-overall pick)

#11 Athletics: Pitcher, Jamie Arnold. Florida State

• Fourth-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• 278 strikeouts recorded over the last two years at Florida State
• 2025: 8-2 record with a 2.98 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 84.2 innings

#12 Texas Rangers: Third Base, Gavin Fien. Great Oak High School (California)

• 2025: .358 batting average with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 30 games
• High school career: .378 batting average, .451 on-base percentage, .633 slugging percentage, 1.084 OPS
• His brother Dylan was taken by the Athletics in last year’s draft
• Turned 18 back in March

#13 San Francisco Giants: Second Base/Shortstop, Gavin Kilen. Tennessee

• 2025: .357 batting average with 75 hits, 15 home runs, and 46 RBIs in 53 games.
• 65 college starts as a second baseman, 88 college starts as a shortstop
• College career: .323 batting average, .381 on-base percentage, .554 slugging percentage, .935 OPS
• Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 draft but didn’t sign and instead played college baseball at Louisville and Tennessee

#14 Tampa Bay Rays: Shortstop, Daniel Pierce. Mill Creek High School (Georgia)

• 2025: .451 batting average with eight home runs, 27 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases.
• #13-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Turning 19 years old next month
• Committed to play college baseball for the University of Georgia

#15 Boston Red Sox: Pitcher, Kyson Witherspoon. Oklahoma

• #10-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Consensus Selection for the 2025 College Baseball All-America Team
• 2025: 10-4 with a 2.65 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 95 innings pitched
• First time the Red Sox have taken a pitcher with their first pick since 2017

#16 Minnesota Twins: Shortstop, Marek Houston. Wake Forest

• 2025: 86 hits in 243 at-bats for 15 home runs and 66 RBIs
• College career: .302 batting average, .409 on-base percentage, .478 slugging percentage, .887 OPS
• Improved batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS every year he attended Wake Forest
• #15-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com

#17 Chicago Cubs: Outfield, Ethan Conrad. Wake Forest

• Only played in 21 NCAA games last season due to a shoulder injury
• 2025: 29 hits in 78 at-bats for seven home runs and 27 RBIs
• 2025: .372 batting average, .495 on-base percentage, .744 slugging percentage, 1.238 OPS
• Last full season (2024): .389 batting average, .467 on-base percentage, .704 slugging percentage, 1.171 OPS

#18 Arizona Diamondbacks: Shortstop/Second Base, Kayson Cunningham. Lady Bird Johnson High School (Texas)

• 2024 USA Baseball Player of the Year
• Texas’ 2024-25 Gatorade Player of the Year
• Had a .509 batting average last season
• #14-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• His father, Marco, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2000

#19 Baltimore Orioles: Catcher/Outfield, Ike Irish. Auburn

• #11-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• 40 college starts as a catcher and 57 college starts as an outfielder
• 2025: 78 hits in 214 at-bats for 19 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 65 runs scored

#20 Milwaukee Brewers: First Base/Third Base Andrew Fischer. Tennessee

• Played college baseball for Duke, Ole Miss, and Tennessee
• 63 college starts at first base, and 71 college starts at third base
• 2025: 74 hits in 217 at-bats for 25 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 70 runs scored
• College career: .307 batting average, .438 on-base percentage, .672 slugging percentage, 1.109 OPS

#21 Houston Astros: Shortstop/Third Base, Xavier Neyens. Mount Vernon High School (Washington)

• Committed to play college baseball for Oregon State University
• Washington’s 2024 Gatorade High School Player of the Year
• 2025: .456 batting average with eight home runs, 27 RBIs, and 49 runs scored in 28 games

#22 Atlanta Braves: Shortstop/Outfield, Tate Southisene. Basic High School (Nevada)

• 2025: .495 batting average with nine home runs, 50 runs, and 16 stolen bases
• Brother, Ty, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2024
• Turns 19 on October 18th

#23 Kansas City Royals: Second Base/Outfield, Sean Gamble. IMG Academy (Florida)

• Left Iowa at 14 years of age to play baseball at the IMG Academy in Florida
• Committed to play baseball at Vanderbilt University
• #27-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com

#24 Detroit Tigers: Shortstop, Jordan Yost. Sickles High School (Florida)

• Florida’s number-three-ranked overall recruit and the state’s top-ranked shortstop, according to Perfect Game USA
• Turns 19 on December 21st
• Committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida

#25 San Diego Padres: Pitcher, Kruz Schoolcraft. Sunset High School (Oregon)

• #19-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• 2024: 0.39 ERA and a 10-1 record over 71 2⁄3 innings
• Committed to play college baseball at the University of Tennessee
• Turned 18 in April

#26 Philadelphia Phillies: Pitcher, Gage Wood. Arkansas

• #23-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• 2025: 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA in 37.2 innings pitched
• College career: 52 earned runs in 108 innings pitched
• Threw a no-hitter and struck out 19 batters in the 2025 College World Series

#27 Cleveland Guardians: Outfield, Jace LaViolette. Texas A&M

• 2025: 51 hits in 198 at-bats for 18 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 56 runs scored
• Has started college games at every outfield position (CF: 118, RF: 34, LF: 56)
• #20-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Turns 22 on December 4th

#28 Kansas City Royals: Third Base, Josh Hammond. Wesleyan Christian Academy (North Carolina)

• #26-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest
• Second-ranked overall recruit in North Carolina
• 2025: .471 batting average with six home runs

#29 Arizona Diamondbacks: Pitcher, Patrick Forbes. Louisville

• 2025: 4-2 with a 4.42 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 71.1 innings pitched
• College career: 4.51 ERA and 55 earned runs in 109.2 innings
• #29-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• Turned 21 earlier this month

#30 Baltimore Orioles: Catcher, Caden Bodine. Coastal Carolina

• 2025 Buster Posey Award Winner (given to the best catcher in NCAA DI baseball)
• 2025: 78 hits in 245 at-bats for five home runs, 42 RBIs, and 55 runs scored
• #32-ranked Class of 2025 prospect on MLB.com
• College career: .337 batting average, .440 on-base percentage, .528 slugging percentage, .968 OPS