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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNNebraska pitcher drafted by Texas Rangers in MLB DraftThe Texas Rangers drafted a former Nebraska baseball pitcher, Mason McConaughey, with the 115th pick in the 2025 MLB draft on Monday. This was announced by the team.
“The belief in our support system out there is high,” senior scouting director Kip Fagg said of the Rangers’ rehab program, headed by former pitcher Keith Comstock, who is in his 19th year of coordinating the rehab program. “Keith [Comstock] is probably the best guy in the business when it comes to that.
Two Walters State pitchers were taken in 2025 MLB Draft. Jake Knapp was picked by the Chicago Cubs. Aiden Robertson was picked by the Texas Rangers.
Day 1 of the 2025 Draft included the Rangers' picks from Rounds 1-3, including Gavin Fien at No. 12 overall. Day 2 begins Monday at 10:30 a.m. CT through the conclusion of the Draft, spanning Rounds 4-20.
AJ Russell was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in three seasons with Tennessee baseball. He struck out 104 in 70 innings across 42 appearances with 11 starts.
Boston took a pitcher in the first round for the first time since Tanner Houck, and continued the trend on Tuesday.
The Rangers selected Gavin Fien, a third baseman and shortstop out of Great Oak (Calif.) high school, with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. Fien, MLB Pipeline’s No. 22 Draft prospect,
Tennessee baseball had nine players picked in the 2025 MLB Draft, but it also got key players back and recruits to campus for Tony Vitello's roster.