Fifty Big Ten Players Selected in 2026 MLB Draft
UCLA’s Cholowsky goes No. 1 overall
ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 50 players with ties to the Big Ten Conference were selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, which took place July 11-12 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The selection number is a Big Ten record and marks a 28 percent increase from last year’s draft class.
UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky became the first Big Ten player to be selected No. 1 overall, going to the Chicago White Sox. He is the second Bruin chosen No. 1 during Head Coach John Savage’s tenure.
Fifteen Big Ten programs had either active players or signed recruits chosen over the weekend, as prospects were distributed among 23 MLB teams. UCLA produced a conference-high 10 picks while Minnesota had eight selections and Oregon seven draftees. USC extended its streak of having a player selected in every MLB Draft (dating to 1965), a milestone that stands just ahead of streaks by UCLA (56 years) and Minnesota (39 years).
A complete list of Big Ten players from this year’s MLB Draft:
2026 MLB DRAFT
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
ROUND |
PICK |
MLB TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Roch Cholowsky, SS |
UCLA |
1 |
1 |
Chicago White Sox |
|
Logan Reddemann, RHP |
UCLA |
2 |
38 |
Colorado Rockies |
|
Mason Edwards, LHP |
USC |
2 |
47 |
Athletics |
|
Mulivai Levu, 1B |
UCLA |
CB-B |
70 |
Cincinnati Reds |
|
Peyton Bonds, OF |
Rutgers |
3 |
90 |
San Francisco Giants |
|
Ty Horn, RHP |
Nebraska |
3 |
94 |
Cincinnati Reds |
|
Carson Jasa, RHP |
Nebraska |
3 |
98 |
Chicago Cubs |
|
Ryan Cooney, SS |
Oregon |
3 |
103 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Roman Martin, SS |
UCLA |
4 |
111 |
Athletics |
|
Cal Scolari, RHP |
Oregon |
5 |
137 |
Chicago White Sox |
|
Cal Randall, RHP |
UCLA |
5 |
146 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
Michael Anderson Jr., TWP |
Penn State |
5 |
149 |
Texas Rangers |
|
Will Gasparino, OF |
UCLA |
5 |
161 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
|
Nolan Higgins, RHP |
Michigan State |
5 |
164 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Alex Weingartner, OF + |
Penn State |
6 |
166 |
Chicago White Sox |
|
Cole Selvig, RHP |
Minnesota |
6 |
176 |
Miami Marlins |
|
Maddox Molony, SS |
Oregon |
6 |
187 |
Detroit Tigers |
|
Isaac Morton, RHP |
Minnesota |
6 |
188 |
Chicago Cubs |
|
Gable Mitchell, SS |
Iowa |
6 |
193 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Dean West, OF |
UCLA |
7 |
222 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Lance Williams, RHP |
Maryland |
8 |
247 |
Chicago Cubs |
|
Mason Eckelman, C |
Ohio State |
8 |
250 |
Seattle Mariners |
|
Miles Gosztola, LHP |
Oregon |
8 |
253 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
|
Cashel Dugger, C |
UCLA |
9 |
256 |
Washington Nationals |
|
Nick Williams, OF |
Michigan State |
10 |
286 |
Washington Nationals |
|
Augie Lopez, C |
USC |
10 |
305 |
San Diego Padres |
|
Devin Bell, RHP |
Oregon |
10 |
313 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
|
Gavin Swartz, RHP + |
Indiana |
11 |
314 |
Colorado Rockies |
|
Brayden Martin, 3B |
Maryland |
11 |
342 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Colby Turner, 2B |
Michigan |
12 |
347 |
Minnesota Twins |
|
Marcus Kruzan, RHP |
Minnesota |
12 |
371 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
Jack Spanier, SS |
Minnesota |
13 |
386 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
|
Will Whelan, LHP |
Minnesota |
13 |
387 |
Texas Rangers |
|
Zack Konstantinovsky, RHP |
Rutgers |
14 |
406 |
Washington Nationals |
|
Drew Smith, 3B |
Oregon |
15 |
448 |
San Francisco Giants |
|
Ryan Kucherak, SS |
Northwestern |
15 |
455 |
San Diego Padres |
|
Charlie Sutherland, OF |
Minnesota |
15 |
460 |
Seattle Mariners |
|
Keaton Maiorana, RHP + |
Minnesota |
15 |
461 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
Grant Govel, RHP |
USC |
16 |
468 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
|
Dalton Harper, C + |
Penn State |
16 |
472 |
Atlanta Braves |
|
Jack Lausch, OF |
Northwestern |
17 |
512 |
Cincinnati Reds |
|
Adam Troy, RHP |
USC |
17 |
519 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
|
Jackson Bergman, RHP |
Indiana |
18 |
525 |
Chicago White Sox |
|
Jack Brooks, OF |
Oregon |
19 |
556 |
Washington Nationals |
|
Weber Neels, C |
Minnesota |
19 |
566 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
|
Noah Miller, C |
Michigan |
19 |
571 |
Houston Astros |
|
Michael Barnett, RHP |
UCLA |
20 |
587 |
Minnesota Twins |
|
Kooper Schulte, SS |
Iowa |
20 |
600 |
New York Mets |
|
Justin Lee, RHP |
UCLA |
20 |
609 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
|
Zach Bates, LHP |
Illinois |
20 |
613 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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