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St. Louis Cardinals select Iowa baseball pitcher Anthony Watts in 14th round of MLB Draft
Right-hander Anthony Watts is off the board on day two after being selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round at ...
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Former Iowa baseball star Cade Obermueller among ESPN staff's favorite MLB draft picks
One veteran baseball writer at ESPN had high praise for the Phillies after their selection of Iowa's Cade Obermueller.
Iowa's Cade Obermueller Projected To Move Quickly In Philadelphia Phillies' System
Obermueller, a lefty pitcher from Iowa City, Iowa, was selected in the 19th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. Rather than join the MLB ranks, though, he decided to instead come back to ...
2025 MLB Draft: Each team's best pick after the first round and who could have big-league potential
With that in mind, below I've highlighted my favorite non-first-round pick by each of the 30 teams.  Got it? Let's ride. RHP ...
7 Iowans make mark as selections in 2025 MLB Draft
Sergeant Bluff native and Iowa pitcher Daniel Wright was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round. Wright had 20 ...
Iowa native Sean Gamble goes in first round of MLB Draft
Gamble, who is from Des Moines and played for IMG Academy in Florida, was selected by the Kansas City Royals Sunday night in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft. He had originally committed to play ...
3 Hawkeyes selected on day 2 of MLB draft
A trio of Hawkeye baseball players have earned a chance to play at the next level; Daniel Wright, Aaron Savary, and Anthony ...
2025 MLB Draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis for Kade Anderson, Ethan Holliday and every first-round pick
The first 105 picks in the 2025 draft process will take place on Sunday night. The first round only features 27 picks this ...