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MLB Draft is here. The two-day, 20-round event began Sunday evening at Truist Park in Atlanta, home of the All-Star Game. The Nationals won the draft lottery and held the No. 1 pick for the third time in franchise history.
Munroe slashed .346/.451/.593 with 13 home runs, 13 doubles and 61 RBIs in his only season at Louisville. The Angels ended up with 14 pitchers (four left-handers) among their 21 total picks.
ATLANTA — The first three rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft took place Sunday in Atlanta. Although there were no draftees in attendance — a disappointing, if intriguing, circumstance to monitor for the event moving forward — this year’s draft still provided plenty of excitement and surprising moments that will help shape the league for years to come.
After selecting four pitchers on Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday, the Angels broke that stretch by taking Louisville third baseman Jake Munroe in the fourth round with the No. 109 overall pick to start Day 2 on Monday.
Ethan Holliday and Kade Anderson went into the 2025 MLB draft as potential No. 1 overall picks. Instead, Anderson went No. 3 to the Seattle Mariners and Holliday fell to the Colorado Rockies at No. 4.
MLB Draft is set to be a big one for the Angels, who have four picks on the first day, including the No. 2 overall selection for the first time in franchise history. They previously had the No. 1 overall pick twice,