A host of Texas high school baseball players will hear their name called by a Major League Baseball organization soon. MLB’s July Amateur Draft is set to run July 13–14 at Coca-Cola Roxy in Cumberland,

Tennessee baseball is expected to have more than 10 players picked in the 2025 MLB Draft, while its recruiting and portal classes will be affected.

Alabama's most recent first round pick is right-handed pitcher Ben Hess, who was selected with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft by the New York Yankees. Hess is currently in the minor leagues of the organization, rated by MLB as the Yankees No. 3 overall prospect.