Friday 18th July 2025

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Lone Jack’s Ethan Rogers was among 12 players from Missouri selected Monday, July 14 in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.  The left-hander was selected in the 18th round by the Detroit Tigers.

Of the 12 selections from Missouri, three were from the NCAA Division II national runners-up Central Missouri, while two each were from Missouri State and Mizzou.  Draft selections from Missouri are as follows:

Round (Pick) Player Pos. School Team
6 (193) Nathan Hall RHP Central Missouri NY Mets
8 (253) Camden Lohman RHP Ft Zumwalt North HS NY Mets
9 (274) Cam Lee OF Mineral Area CC Baltimore
10 (288) Jake McCutcheon 2B Missouri State Miami
10 (289) Nick Rodriguez 2B Missouri State LA Angels
10 (295) JD McReynolds RHP Central Missouri Texas
11 (343) Wyatt Vincent OF Nixa HS NY Mets
16 (494) Jackson Lovich SS Mizzou NY Yankees
17 (525) Sam Horn RHP Mizzou LA Dodgers
18 (545) Rylan Mills C Oran HS Milwaukee
18 (549) Ethan Rogers LHP Lone Jack HS Detroit
20 (600) Chase Heath C Central Missouri St Louis

Kansas City Royals draft selections

Round (Pick) Player Pos. School
1 (23) Sean Gamble OF IMG Academy (FL)
1* (28) Josh Hammond SS Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
2 (61) Michael Lombardi RHP Tulane
2* (71) Justin Lamkin LHS Texas A&M
3 (97) Cameron Millar RHP Alhambra HS (CA)
4 (128) Nolan Sailors OF Creighton
5 (158) Aiden Jimenez RHP Arkansas
6 (188) Tyriq Kemp SS Baylor
7 (218) Bryson Dudley RHP Texas State
8 (248) Brooks Bryan C Troy
9 (278) Shane Van Dam RHP NC State
10 (308) Max Martin RHP UC-Irvine
11 (338) Hunter Alberini RHP Arizona
12 (368) Matthew Hoskins RHP Georgia
13 (398) Tyson Moran SS North Dakota State (commitment)
14 (428) JC Vanek 1B Chipola CC (FL)
15 (458) Connor Rasmussen SS Tulane
16 (488) Randy Ramnarace RHP Univ. of New Haven
17 (518) Luke Nowak OF Univ. of Illinois-Chicago
18 (548) Grayson Boles RHP St Augustine HS (CA)
19 (578) Dylan Wood RHP Franklin HS (CA)
20 (608) Kamden Edge RHP Northern Oklahoma CC

*The 28th pick was a prospect promotion incentive, awarded to the Royals after Bobby Witt Jr. finished in the top three of MVP voting last season. The 71st pick was a competitive balance pick.

St Louis Cardinals draft selections

Round (Pick) Player Pos. School
1 (5) Liam Doyle LHP Tennessee
2 (55) Ryan Mitchell OF Houston HS (TN)
2* (72) Tanner Franklin RHP Tennessee
3 (89) Jack Gurevitch 1B Univ. of San Diego
4 (120) Cade Crossland LHP Oklahoma
5 (150) Ethan Young RHP East Carolina
6 (180) Matthew Miura OF Hawaii
7 (210) Payton Graham RHP Gonzaga
8 (240) Ryan Weingartner SS Penn State
9 (270) Michael Dattalo 3B Dallas Baptist
10 (300) Ty Van Dyke RHP Stetson
11 (330) Jalin Flores SS Texas
12 (360) Kaden Echeman RHP Northern Kentucky
13 (390) Jake Shelagowski RHP Saginaw Valley State
14 (420) Anthony Watts RHP Iowa
15 (450) Trevor Haskins SS Stanford
16 (480) Alex Breckheimer RHP Kansas
17 (510) Cameron Nickens OF Austin Peay
18 (540) Dylan Driessen RHP South Dakota State
19 (570) Liam Best RHP Appalachian State
20 (600) Chase Heath C Central Missouri

*The 72nd pick was a competitive balance pick.