Auburn’s Cole Foster became the first player picked directly from an Alabama high school or college in the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the San Francisco Giants chose the Tigers shortstop at No. 85 on Monday in Seattle.

Former Florence High School standout Grant Taylor was the No. 51 pick on Sunday in the second round when the Chicago White Sox chose the right-handed pitcher from LSU. Four picks later, the Tampa Bay Rays selected Mississippi State outfielder Colton Ledbetter, who played at Spain Park High School and Samford on his way to the Bulldogs.

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Picked in the third round, Foster hit .336 in his third season on the Plains. He scored 57 runs in 55 games in 2023, when he compiled a .570 slugging percentage with 13 doubles and 13 home runs among his 75 hits.

The first player taken from the Alabama baseball program in this year’s draft came off the board at No. 102, where the Washington Nationals chose Crimson Tide outfielder Andrew Pinckney in the fourth round.

In his third season at Alabama, Pinckney had a .339 batting average with 55 runs and 58 RBIs in 64 games. He had a .648 slugging percentage as his 79 hits included 12 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs.

With Foster and Pinckney leading the way, six colleges in Alabama had 10 players chosen in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday.

The other players selected from Alabama colleges on Monday included:

· 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 injury limited Hitt to eight starts in 2023. The left-hander had a 3-1 record with a 4.19 ERA. In 38.2 innings this season, Hitt struck out 49.

· The Pittsburgh Pirates chose Alabama pitcher Hunter Furtado at No. 167. In his second season with the Crimson Tide, the left-hander had a 1-1 record with a 4.75 ERA in 17 appearances. In 36 innings this season, Furtado struck out 38.

· The Baltimore Orioles chose Samford pitcher Jacob Cravey (Andalusia) at No. 181. Cravey went 23-3 with a 1.46 ERA as a prep star at Andalusia. In his third season with Samford, the right-hander had a 9-2 mark with a 3.10 ERA in 17 appearances. In 104.2 innings in 2023, Cravey struck out 126.

· The Boston Red Sox chose Alabama outfielder Caden Rose (Bob Jones) at No. 208. A three-time All-State selection at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Rose dealt with injuries in 2023 but still played in 48 games. He hit .261 after batting .326 in 2022. Rose scored 45 runs and had 10 doubles and nine home runs among his 40 hits in 2023.

· The San Diego Padres chose University of Mobile pitcher/outfielder Tucker Musgrove (Mary Montgomery) at No. 221. He became the first player picked from the Rams since the Boston Red Sox drafted Lukas Young in the 21st round in 2017. In 2023, Musgrove batted .397 and had 64 runs and 48 RBIs in 49 games. He had a .635 slugging percentage while stealing 25 bases this season. On the mound, the right-hander recorded 10 saves in 15 appearances. Musgrove had a 3.00 ERA and struck out 23 in 18 innings in 2023.

· The Philadelphia Phillies chose Auburn third baseman Bryson Ware at No. 253. In his third season with the Tigers, Ware had a .350 batting average, .438 on-base average and .731 slugging percentage as he collected 78 hits, walked 30 times, got hit by pitches nine times and cracked 24 home runs in 58 games.

· The Chicago White Sox chose Jacksonville State pitcher Jake Peppers (Geraldine) at No. 269. In the 2023 season, the right-hander had a 2-3 record with a 5.06 ERA in 12 appearances for the Gamecocks. In 42.2 innings this season, Peppers recorded 43 strikeouts.

· The Baltimore Orioles chose Troy pitcher Zach Fruit at No. 271. The right-hander came to the Trojans by way of Lansing Community College and Eastern Michigan. In his only season at Troy, Fruit had a 6-1 record with a 6.46 ERA and five saves in 22 games. In 69.2 innings, Fruit struck out 92 this season.

MLB teams chose 244 players in the third through 10th rounds on Monday after 70 players were picked on Sunday.

The 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft will conclude with the 11th through 20th rounds starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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