The 2024 MLB Draft has came upon us and we have seen a total of twenty five names called that were presently at a Division II school or played at a Division II school. Thirteen of those twenty five were presently at a Division II.
Of those thirteen here are the teams and number of players that took a chance on a D2 player from 2024:
Padres | 3 |
Braves | 2 |
Athletics | 1 |
Mariners | 1 |
Marlins | 1 |
Mets | 1 |
Orioles | 1 |
Rangers | 1 |
Red Sox | 1 |
Tigers | 1 |
Below is every drafted player to come from a DII:
(Round 1, Pick 10, Washington Nationals) : Seaver King- UT Wake Forest (Played at Wingate from 2022-2023)
(Round 5, Pick 149, San Francisco Giants) : Jakob Christian - OF San Diego (Played at Point Loma from 2022-2023)
(Round 6, Pick 180, San Diego Padres) : Darrien McDowell - 1B West Florida
(Round 8, Pick 236, Detroit Tigers) : Ethan Sloan - LHP Regis
(Round 8, Pick 251, Atlanta Braves) : Logan Samuels - RHP Montevallo
(Round 9, Pick 262, Los Angeles Angels) : Derek Clark - LHP West Virginia (Played at Northwood from 2021-2023)
(Round 9, Pick 270, San Diego Padres): Zach Evans - SS Lenoir-Rhyne
(Round 10, Pick 311, Atlanta Braves) : Jacob Kroeger - LHP Maryville
(Round 10, Pick 315, Texas Rangers) : Jake Jekielek - RHP Northwood
(Round 11, Pick 319, Chicago White Sox) : Blake Shephardson - RHP California (Played at Regis from 2022-2023)
(Round 11, Pick 330, San Diego Padres): Sean Barnett - OF Wingate
(Round 12, Pick 353, New York Mets): Ethan Lanthier - RHP Kansas (Played at St. Cloud State in 2022-2023)
(Round 14, Pick 406, Oakland Athletics): Ryan Magdic - LHP Missouri (Played at Florida Southern in 2023)
(Round 15, Pick 441, St. Louis Cardinals): Sam Broderson - RHP Louisiana Tech (Played at Wingate from 2021-2023)
(Round 15, Pick 443, New York Mets): Owen Woodward - RHP Houston (Played at Lubbock Christian in 2021)
(Round 15, Pick 458, Minnesota Twins): Cole Peschl - RHP Campbell (Played at Charleston (WV) from 2022-2023)
(Round 16, Pick 477, Boston Red Sox): Griffin Kilander - RHP Wayne State (MI)
(Round 16, Pick 481, New York Yankees): Xavier Rivas - LHP Ole Miss (Played at UIndy from 2021-2022)
(Round 16, Pick 490, Los Angeles Dodgers): Evan Shaw - LHP Kansas (Played at Minnesota State in 2020)
(Round 17, Pick 496, Oakland Athletics): Aidan Layton - RHP Seton Hill
(Round 18, Pick 543, Seattle Mariners): Matt Tiberia - RHP Lynn
(Round 18, Pick 549, Baltimore Orioles): Mike Caldon - RHP Felician
(Round 19, Pick 563, New York Mets): Frank Elissalt - RHP Nova Southeastern
(Round 19, Pick 565, Cleveland Guardians): Cam Schuelke - RHP Mississippi St. (Played at Northwood in 2022)
(Round 19, Pick 574, Miami Marlins): Luke Lashutka - RHP Saint Leo
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