Corona's Seth Hernandez was the first California high school star selected, going sixth overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Ten members of LSU’s 2025 National Championship baseball team began their journey toward a Major League Baseball career this week, as nine Tigers were selected in the MLB Draft and one signed a free agent deal.

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Before The Advocate's LSU baseball writer, Koki Riley, heads out on a well-deserved vacation, we catch up with him to do an offseason reset. How did the Major League Baseball

But the A’s and everyone knew he would follow through on his commitment to play where his parents had gone to school, at Fresno State. Three years later, the Yankees would select him in the first round, and the MVP performances would come shortly after that.

Jeff Bittiger, a former major-league pitcher who originally was drafted by the Mets and later served for more than two decades as a scout for the Athletics, died Saturday. He was 63. The Mets chose the Jersey City native and Secaucus HS product in the seventh round of the 1980 draft.

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While the Houston Astros were more limited in opportunities than most teams in the MLB draft, they managed to add some solid prospects on Day 2. The Astros had