SEC has 26 selected in MLB Draft
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 11, 2020)-----Twenty-six Southeastern Conference baseball players were selected during the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, including 17 during the final four rounds on Thursday.
The 26 picks represent 12 different SEC programs. Vanderbilt led the way with four selections, followed by Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M with three each.
Nine SEC players, including four of the first six picks, were selected on the first day of the draft on Wednesday.
Arkansas' Heston Kjerstad was the first SEC player taken with the second overall pick by the Baltimore Orioles. Other first round picks were Texas A&M's Asa Lacy, who was taken two picks later by the Kansas City Royals, followed by Vanderbilt's Austin Martin by the Toronto Blue Jays and Georgia's Emerson Hancock with the sixth pick by the Seattle Mariners. Garrett Crochet of Tennessee was selected 11th by the Chicago White Sox, and Justin Foscue of Mississippi State was taken 14th by the Texas Rangers.
Three players were taken in the Competitive Balance Round A between the first and second rounds: Mississippi State's Jordan Westburg (Baltimore), South Carolina's Carmen Mlodzinski (Pittsburgh) and Auburn's Tanner Burns (Cleveland).
SEC Players Selected in 2020 MLB Draft
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | MLB Team |
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No. 2 | Heston Kjerstad | Arkansas ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles ![]() |
No. 4 | Asa Lacy | Texas A&M ![]() |
Kansas City Royals ![]() |
No. 5 | Austin Martin | Vanderbilt ![]() |
Toronto Blue Jays ![]() |
No. 6 | Emerson Hancock | Georgia ![]() |
Seattle Mariners ![]() |
No. 11 | Garrett Crochet | Tennessee ![]() |
Chicago White Sox ![]() |
No. 14 | Justin Foscue | Mississippi State ![]() |
Texas Rangers ![]() |
Competitive Balance | |||
No. 30 | Jordan Westburg | Mississippi State ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles ![]() |
No. 31 | Carmen Mlodzinski | South Carolina ![]() |
Pittsburgh Pirates ![]() |
No. 36 | Tanner Burns | Auburn ![]() |
Cleveland Indians![]() |
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | MLB Team |
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No. 43 | Zach DeLoach | Texas A&M ![]() |
Seattle Mariners ![]() |
No. 48 | Christian Roa | Texas A&M ![]() |
Cincinnati Reds![]() |
No. 52 | J.T. Ginn | Mississippi State ![]() |
New York Mets![]() |
No. 55 | Cole Henry | LSU![]() |
Washington Nationals![]() |
No. 59 | Alerick Soularie | Tennessee ![]() |
Minnesota Twins ![]() |
Competitive Balance | |||
No. 62 | Danny Cabrera | LSU ![]() |
Detroit Tigers ![]() |
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | MLB Team |
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No. 74 | Anthony Servideo | Ole Miss ![]() |
Baltimore Orioles ![]() |
No. 76 | Tyler Gentry | Alabama ![]() |
Kansas City Royals ![]() |
No. 80 | Cole Wilcox | Georgia ![]() |
San Diego Padres ![]() |
No. 87 | Casey Martin | Arkansas ![]() |
Philadelphia Phillies ![]() |
No. 101 | Ty Brown | Vanderbilt ![]() |
Houston Astros ![]() |
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | MLB Team |
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No. 104 | Jake Eder | Vanderbilt ![]() |
Miami Marlins ![]() |
No. 107 | Tyler Keenan | Ole Miss ![]() |
Seattle Mariners ![]() |
No. 122 | Ian Bedell | Missouri ![]() |
St. Louis Cardinals ![]() |
No. 131 | Zach Daniels | Tennessee ![]() |
Houston Astros ![]() |
Pick (Overall) | Athlete | School | MLB Team |
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No. 142 | Bailey Horn | Auburn ![]() |
Chicago White Sox ![]() |
No. 154 | Mason Hickman | Vanderbilt ![]() |
Cleveland Indians![]() |
MLB Draft Videos
- 1:25
Austin Martin hates losing more than he likes winning
- 0:50
MLB Draft Profile: Texas A&M's Asa Lacy
- 0:43
MLB Draft Profile: Tennessee's Garrett Crochet
- 0:29
Justin Foscue's MLB draft profile
- 0:55
MLB Draft Profile: Arkansas' Heston Kjerstad
- 0:45
MLB Draft Profile: Georgia's Emerson Hancock
- 1:11
MLB Draft Profile: Vanderbilt's Austin Martin
- 1:13
Get to know MLB draft hopeful, Asa Lacy
- 2:46
Westburg and Foscue take BP with KP
- 0:39
MLB Draft Profile: Georgia's Cole Wilcox