For the first time, Major League Baseball held its main summer draft and did not select a player directly from an Alabama high school.

Twelve former Alabama high school standouts were chosen during the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft, which concluded on Tuesday. But all were selected after playing college baseball.

The main summer draft had included at least one player chosen directly from an Alabama high school program for 58 consecutive drafts.

MLB teams chose 614 players in this year’s draft, with 330 selected on Tuesday.

The draft picks in the 10th through 20th rounds included eight from Alabama colleges and one who played at North Alabama before transferring.

The players with Alabama baseball roots drafted on Tuesday included:

· The Detroit Tigers chose Alabama shortstop Jim Jarvis at No. 320. Jarvis won the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove as the nation’s best fielding shortstop in 2023. In his fourth year with the Crimson Tide, Jarvis batted .273 while starting all 64 games. He scored 65 runs, hit six home runs and stole nine bases.

· The Los Angeles Dodgers chose Samford pitcher Carson Hobbs (Thompson) at No. 340. An injury limited Hobbs to six appearances in 2023 after he saved 10 games for the Bulldogs in 2022. Over the past two seasons, Hobbs stuck out 59 in 43.2 innings.

· The Arizona Diamondbacks chose South Alabama pitcher Sam Knowlton (Corner) at No. 355. A 39th-round selection from Corner High School in the 2018 draft by the Cincinnati Reds, the 6-foot-8 right-hander had a 2-3 record with a 6.65 ERA in 15 appearances for the Jaguars in 2023 as he returned to the mound after missing the 2022 campaign.

· The Colorado Rockies chose South Alabama outfielder/pitcher Colson Lawrence (Hoover, Wallace State) at No. 383. Lawrence helped Hoover win the 2017 AHSAA Class 7A championship and pitched a perfect game at Wallace State. At South Alabama in 2023, Lawrence batted .257 and hit 11 home runs in 144 at-bats. He also had a 2-0 record with a 2.70 ERA and three saves in 11 pitching appearances.

· The Minnesota Twins chose South Alabama pitcher Jeremy Lee (Morgan Academy) at No. 387. The 2019 AISA Pitcher of the Year and an All-State football player at Morgan Academy, Lee was a Collegiate Baseball freshman All-American in 2021 for USA. After injuries limited him to three outings in 2022, Lee made 13 starts for the Jaguars in 2023, when the right-hander had a 2-8 record with a 6.41 ERA.

· The St. Louis Cardinals chose Troy first baseman William Sullivan at No. 395. A Collegiate Baseball freshman All-American in 2020, Sullivan closed his career at Troy by hitting .310 with a .624 slugging percentage in 2023. His 2022 hit total of 71 included 15 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs.

· The Pittsburgh Pirates chose Alabama pitcher Garrett McMillan (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Shelton State) at No. 407. An All-State selection and state champion at Hillcrest, McMillan also helped Shelton State win the 2021 ACCC championship. A shoulder injury delayed the start of his 2023 season, but McMillan came on to post a 4-2 record with a 4.89 ERA in 10 appearances, with nine starts.

· The Kansas City Royals chose Auburn pitcher Chase Isbell (Springville, Samford) at No. 439. The right-hander followed two seasons at Samford with two at Auburn. Isbell appeared in 23 games with a 3-1 record, 5.94 ERA and two saves for the Tigers in 2023.

· The Colorado Rockies chose East Tennessee State pitcher Austin Emener (North Alabama) at No. 472. Emener played at North Alabama for two seasons before going 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA and one save for ETSU in 2023. In 53.1 innings this season, he struck out 62.

MLB teams made 12 selections of Alabama high school and college players in the first 10 rounds of the draft, with the first 70 picks on Sunday and the next 214 on Monday:

· The Chicago White Sox chose LSU pitcher Grant Taylor (Florence) at No. 51.

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· The Tampa Bay Rays chose Mississippi State outfielder Colton Ledbetter (Spain Park, Samford) at No. 55.

· The San Francisco Giants chose Auburn shortstop Cole Foster at No. 85.

· The Washington Nationals chose Alabama outfielder Andrew Pinckney at No. 102.

· The Arizona Diamondbacks chose Alabama pitcher Grayson Hitt at No. 112. The Diamondbacks chose Hitt even though he won’t play this year after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April.

· The Pittsburgh Pirates chose Alabama pitcher Hunter Furtado at No. 167.

· The Baltimore Orioles chose Samford pitcher Jacob Cravey (Andalusia) at No. 181.

· The Boston Red Sox chose Alabama outfielder Caden Rose (Bob Jones) at No. 208.

· The San Diego Padres chose University of Mobile pitcher/outfielder Tucker Musgrove (Mary Montgomery) at No. 221.

· The Philadelphia Phillies chose Auburn third baseman Bryson Ware at No. 253.

· The Chicago White Sox chose Jacksonville State pitcher Jake Peppers (Geraldine) at No. 269.

· The Baltimore Orioles chose Troy pitcher Zach Fruit at No. 271.

Among the state schools, Alabama totaled the most drafted players with six.

Sixteen MLB teams drafted at least one player with Alabama baseball roots, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates picked two apiece.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.