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John Morgan Francis
Mon, July 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM UTC·2 min read
Major League Baseball’s annual draft is quite a long one, consisting of 20 rounds and 615 picks over the course of two days
This past weekend, 613 players achieved their dream by hearing their name called in the draft with quite a few of them being Kentucky Wildcats
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On Saturday, Tyler Bell was the 10th player selected to get things started. He’s headed to Colorado, and his departure leaves a major hole in Kentucky’s infield. Going in the top 10, he’s the second-highest selection ever for the UK program
Jaxson Jelkin was also a part of Saturday’s first four rounds, going 135th overall to the Philadelphia Phillies. Going that high means it’s more likely than not that he stays in the draft
On Sunday, UK had several more players see their names hit the draft board
Jimmy Anderson (Baltimore Orioles, 5th round), Robert Omidi (Detroit Tigers, 8th round), Connor Mattison (Minnesota Twins, 16th round), Cincinnati Reds (Matt Ponatoski, 18th round), and Nile Adcock (Atlanta Braves, 20th round) all achieved the goal of becoming MLB Draft picks. Anderson and Omidi will likely sign after going in the first 10 rounds, while the early buzz is that Ponatoski will make it to Lexington
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Congratulations to all! Kentucky will certainly have its work cut out in trying to fill the void left by the guys who opt to sign with their MLB teams
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Kentucky fans will miss the home game over Thanksgiving break – KSR
Who all is going to Indy?
Orioles’ Alexander fractures hand after being hit by pitch – ESPN
Sheesh
Gonzaga lost a star player to Spain while he was practicing in Spokane – KSR
Tough
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Interesting
Ethan Hindle announces return to Kentucky baseball in 2027 – KSR
Another one!
Warriors to hire Frank Vogel as associate head coach – ESPN
Returning after a couple of years off
