11 Razorbacks picked in MLB Draft
ATLANTA — A program-record four Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players heard their names called in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday.
Right-handed pitcher Gage Wood was taken No. 26 overall by the Philadelphia Phillies and infielder Wehiwa Aloy was selected No. 31 overall by the Baltimore Orioles before left-handed pitcher Zach Root and outfielder Charles Davalan were drafted 40th and 41st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers with back-toback picks on the first day of the draft.
Seven Razorbacks heard their names called between Rounds 4-20 on the second and final day of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday, bringing Arkansas’ total draft selections to a nation-leading and program recordtying 11.
Right-handed pitcher Christian Foutch (Boston Red Sox — fifth round, No. 148 overall), right-handed pitcher Aiden Jimenez (Kansas City Royals — fifth round, No. 158 overall), left-handed pitcher Landon Beidelschies (Atlanta Braves — sith round, No. 187 overall), infielder Brent Iredale, (Pittsburgh Pirates — seventh round, No. 203 overall), right-handed pitcher Ben Bybee (San Francisco Giants — eighth round, No. 236 overall), outfielder Justin Thomas Jr. (Houston Astros — 11th round, No. 336 overall) and left-handed pitcher Parker Coil (Milwaukee Brewers — 16th round, No. 485 overall) became the 272nd, 273rd, 274th, 275th, 276th, 277th and 278th draft selections in Arkansas program history as well as the 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd, 153rd, 154th and 155th draft picks in the Dave Van Horn era (2003-present).
Including Sunday’s four first-round selections, the Razorbacks had 11 total players picked during this year’s 20-round draft, which tied the program’s singledraft record previously set in 2013 (11) and 2018 (11) when the draft was 40 rounds. Arkansas (11) and Florida State (11) tied for the most draft selections of any college program this year.
