Baseball fans in the state of Oklahoma will have a lot to cheer about in the upcoming years. Baseball has always been a big deal in the state and that has really shown this year as a good number of players with Oklahoma ties heard their name called this week during the MLB Draft. Below is a list of the players drafted, where and who they were drafted by, and how they are tied to the state of Oklahoma (if necessary).
P Jaxon Wiggins – Arkansas
Round: 2nd Round Compensation (68th overall)
Team: Chicago White Sox
Note: Jaxon went to Roland High School
P Juaron Watts-Brown – Oklahoma State
Round: 3rd (89th overall)
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
P/OF Nolan McLean – Oklahoma State
Round: 3rd (91st overall)
Team: New York Mets
INF Roc Riggio – Oklahoma State
Round: 4th (129th overall)
Team: New York Yankees
SS Marcus Brown – Oklahoma State
Round: 5th (138th overall)
Team: Washington Nationals
INF Brock Rodden – Wichita State
Round: 5th (160th overall)
Team: Seattle Mariners
Note: Brock went to Oktaha High School
OF Jonah Cox – Oral Roberts
Round: 5th (166th overall)
Team: Oakland Athletics
Note: Jonah also went to Eastern Oklahoma State College
P Cade Denton – Oral Roberts
Round: 6th (172th overall)
Team: Colorado Rockies
OF Jace Bohrofen – Arkansas
Round: 6th (184th overall)
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Note: Jace went to Westmoore High School
P Izack Tiger – Butler Community College
Round: 7th (201st overall)
Team: Texas Rangers
Note: Izack went to Del City High School
SS Braylen Wimmer – South Carolina
Round: 8th (232nd overall)
Team: Colorado Rockies
Note: Braylen went to Yukon High School
P Jacob Widener – Oral Roberts
Round: 9th (259th overall)
Team: Kansas City Royals
P Brian Hendry – Oklahoma State
Round: 10th (312th overall)
Team: New York Yankees
SS Dakota Harris – Oklahoma
Round: 11th (335th overall)
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
C Brady Cerkownyk – Connors State (Warner, OK)
Round: 15th (440th overall)
Team: Detroit Tigers
P Isaac Stebens – Oklahoma State
Round: 16th (478th overall)
Team: Boston Red Sox
Note: Isaac also played for Stillwater High School
P Colby Langford – Murray State College
Round: 17th (524th overall)
Team: Houston Astros
Note: Colby also played for Blanchard High School
SS Kollin Ritchie – Atoka High School
Round: 19th (571st overall)
Team: Baltimore Orioles
2B Mac McCroskey – Oral Roberts
Round: 20th (594th overall)
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Note: Mac also played at Eastern Oklahoma State
