Vanderbilt baseball saw three current players and four signees selected on the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft. Among current players, JD Thompson was the highest pick (No. 59), going to the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round. RJ Austin (Orioles, No. 93) and Cody Bowker ( Phillies, No. 100) both went in the third round.

Here is a look at the remainder of the Royals' Day 1 picks: The Royals added a high-upside college arm in the second round. Lombardi posted a 2.14 ERA in 23 games as a top reliever for the Tulane Green Wave. Additionally, he recorded 73 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched.

Not since Tanner Houck in 2017 had Boston selected a first-round pitcher, but it bucked that trend Sunday with Kyson Witherspoon at No. 15.