The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place July 9-11 in Seattle, Washington.
The MLB first-year player draft will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 11.
Ten Tennessee players were selected during the 2022 MLB draft:
OF Drew Gilbert – Houston Astros – first round – No. 28 overall
OF Jordan Beck – Colorado Rockies – first round (competitive balance round A) – No. 38
RHP Blade Tidwell – New York Mets – second round – No. 52
3B Trey Lipscomb – Washington Nationals – third round – No. 84
RHP Ben Joyce – Los Angeles Angels – third round – No. 89
LHP Will Mabrey – Arizona Diamondbacks – sixth round – No. 168
2B Jorel Ortega – Minnesota Twins – sixth round – No. 174
OF Seth Stephenson – Detroit Tigers – seventh round – No. 207
RHP Mark McLaughlin – Chicago White Sox – seventh round – No. 221
SS Cortland Lawson – Washington Nationals – 14th Round – No. 411
MLB Pipeline released its latest mock draft ahead of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander is projected as a top 15 selection. MLB Pipeline’s latest mock draft is listed below.
Pittsburgh: Paul Skenes
Position: Pitcher
School: LSU
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 247 pounds
For more on LSU visit LSU Tigers Wire
Washington: Dylan Crews
Position: Outfield
School: LSU
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 205 pounds
For more on LSU visit LSU Tigers Wire
Detroit: Wyatt Langford
Position: Outfield
School: Florida
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 220 pounds
For more on Florida visit Gators Wire
Texas: Max Clark
Position: Outfield
School: Franklin Community High School (Franklin, Indiana)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 190 pounds
Minnesota: Walker Jenkins
Position: Outfield
School: South Brunswick High School (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey)
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 215 pounds
Oakland: Jacob Wilson
Position: Shortstop
School: Grand Canyon
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 190 pounds
Cincinnati: Kyle Teel
Position: Catcher
School: Virginia
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 190 pounds
Kansas City: Noble Meyer
Position: Pitcher
School: Jesuit High School (Portland, Oregon)
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 200 pounds
Colorado: Rhett Lowder
Position: Pitcher
School: Wake Forest
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Miami: Arjun Nimmala
Position: Shortstop
School: Strawberry Crest High School (Dover, Florida)
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 170 pounds
Los Angeles Angels: Jacob Gonzalez
Position: Shortstop
School: Ole Miss
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Arizona: Colin Houck
Position: Shortstop
School: Parkview High School (Lisburn, Georgia)
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 193 pounds
Position: Third base
School: TCU
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 180 pounds
Boston: Chase Dollander
Position: Pitcher
School: Tennessee
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Chicago White Sox: Chase Davis
Position: Outfielder
School: Arizona
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 216 pounds
Picks 16-28 and additional first-round selections can be viewed here
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