Dax Kilby’s bat is a big reason why the Yankees were so excited to grab the high school shortstop in the first round of this week’s MLB draft. “He’s got a contact-oriented swing that also has power,” Yankees director of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer told reporters this week. “It adapts to being able to hit balls in different quadrants.”

Sunday night marked the beginning of the 2025 MLB Draft, and the Yankees welcomed two new picks to their system: Georgia high school shortstop Dax Kilby in the first round and Texas A&M shortstop Kaeden Kent in the third.

The Atlanta Braves have signed on some top draft picks, including one who was named the top college player this year

Liam Doyle set a Tennessee baseball record with 164 strikeouts in the 2025 season. He was 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and was named SEC pitcher of the year.

Dodgers draft pick Sam Horn is putting pitching on the backburner, choosing laces over aces to compete for the starting quarterback job at Missouri in 2025.

Eddie Genborg is a relentless right wing who brings an element of physicality and competitiveness the Wings have been looking for in recent drafts.

Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams, 30, has announced his retirement from the NFL, two days after being placed on the PUP list.

Taylor was selected 48th by the Athletics as Sunday kicked off the 2025 MLB Draft. It's the highest Hoosiers selection since Schwarber was picked fourth by the Chicago Cubs in the 2014 draft. Though Taylor could return to school for his final season of eligibility, he was drafted at a slot value of $2.03 million, a starting point for negotiations.

We were holding our breath (hoping) it was going to be Dax on our board,” said Damon Oppenheimer, their VP of domestic amateur scouting.

Draft saw 615 picks made across 20 rounds over just two days earlier this week. As we at MLB Pipeline have taken some time to let the dust settle, some picks continue to stand out more than others. It

In the next part of our 15 questions about the '25 Browns series, we look at draft picks by Andrew Berry who have big things to gain this season.