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 an updated Top 150 Draft Prospects list on Thursday. Three Vols were included and are listed below.
Chase Dollander
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Position: RHP pitcher
Top 150 Draft Prospect ranking: 6
Age: 21
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Maui Ahuna
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Position: Shortstop
Top 150 Draft Prospect ranking: 46
Age: 21
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 170 pounds
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Jared Dickey
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Position: Outfield/catcher
Top 150 Draft Prospect ranking: 112
Age: 21
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 204 pounds
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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