Another MLB Draft has come and gone with plenty of Mississippi players hearing their names called this year.
A few key takeaways before getting into the full list of Mississippi players drafted:
- Ole Miss saw its third-highest draft pick in program history with Jacob Gonzalez going No. 15 overall to the White Sox.
- Southern Miss and Ole Miss led the state with four draft picks apiece. Mississippi State had three players selected.
- Ole Miss had three commits (Josh Knoth, Zander Mueth, and Cooper Pratt) come off the board while Mississippi State had two commits (Colin Houck and Aidan Smith) selected.
- Two Mississippi high school prospects were drafted in Pratt of Magnolia Heights and Jonathan Rogers of Tupelo.
- Overall, 17 players from Mississippi schools were selected.
Full list of Mississippi players selected in the 2023 MLB Draft
SS Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss (Round 1, No. 15 overall by the Chicago White Sox)
OF Kemp Alderman, Ole Miss (Round 2, No. 47 overall by the Miami Marlins)
OF Colton Ledbetter, Mississippi State (Round 2, No. 55 overall by the Tampa Bay Rays)
RHP Tanner Hall, Southern Miss (Round 4, No. 114 overall by the Minnesota Twins)
C Calvin Harris, Ole Miss (Round 4, No. 116 overall by the Chicago White Sox)
SS Cooper Pratt, Magnolia Heights HS (Round 6, No. 182 overall by the Milwaukee Brewers)
RHP Cade Smith, Mississippi State (Round 6, No. 192 overall by the New York Yankees)
LHP Justin Storm, Southern Miss (Round 7, No. 203 overall by the Miami Marlins)
SS Dustin Dickerson, Southern Miss (Round 8, No. 229 overall by the Kansas City Royals)
3B Bryson Ware, Auburn / Germantown HS (Round 8, No. 253 overall by the Philadelphia Phillies)
RHP Jack Dougherty, Ole Miss, (Round 9, No. 267 overall by the Minnesota Twins)
RHP Landon Tomkins, Louisiana Tech / Hinds CC (Round 10, No. 287 overall by Pittsburgh Pirates)
OF Matthew Etzel, Southern Miss (Round 10, No. 301 overall by the Baltimore Orioles)
OF Caleb Hobson, UT Martin / Northwest CC (Round 13, No. 388 overall by the Colorado Rockies)
3B Will Verdung III, Itawamba CC (Round 13, No. 399 overall by the Atlanta Braves)
RHP Jonathan Rogers, Tupelo HS (Round 20, No. 590 overall by the Detroit Tigers)
OF Kellum Clark, Mississippi State (Round 20, No. 606 overall by the New York Mets)
