The Minnesota Twins chose Alabama pitcher Riley Quick at No. 36 in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Sunday night. But the right-hander from Hewitt-Trussville High School wasn’t the only former Crimson Tide player picked on the first night of the 2025 draft.

The Miami Marlins chose Florida State outfielder Max Williams at No. 78, and Williams started his career as a teammate of Quick’s as freshmen on the 2023 Alabama team.

Five prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges were selected on the first night of the 2025 draft, which featured three rounds and 105 picks:

• The Cincinnati Reds chose Hewitt-Trussville High School shortstop Steele Hall at No. 9.
• The Baltimore Orioles chose Auburn catcher/outfielder Ike Irish at No. 19.
• The Minnesota Twins chose Alabama pitcher Riley Quick (Hewitt-Trussville) at No. 36.
• The Cleveland Guardians chose Arizona outfielder Aaron Walton (Samford) at No. 66.
• The Miami Marlins chose Florida State outfielder Max Williams (Alabama) at No. 78.

Only three players have been selected directly from an Alabama high school sooner than Hall in Major League Baseball’s main summer draft.

Since MLB went to a once-yearly annual draft in 1987, the only prep pick from the state who went off earlier than Hall is pitcher Braxton Garrett. The Miami Marlins chose the Florence High School star at No. 7 in 2016.

The only other earlier picks straight from an Alabama high school in the main summer draft are shortstop Condredge Holloway from Lee High School in Huntsville by the Montreal Expos at No. 4 in 1971 and pitcher Rick James from Coffee High School in Florence by the Chicago Cubs at No. 6 in 1965.

Like Quick in 2022, Hall was Alabama’s Mr. Baseball at Hewitt-Trussville in 2025.

The Orioles chose Irish after the consensus All-American hit .364 and slugged .710 for the Tigers in 2025.

The only players drafted from Auburn with an earlier pick than Irish in baseball’s summer draft have been pitcher Casey Mize at No. 1 in 2018, pitcher Gregg Olson at No. 4 in 1988, first baseman Frank Thomas at No. 7 in 1989 and outfielder Gabe Gross at No. 15 in 2001.

The Twins chose Quick after the 6-foot-6 pitcher posted an 8-3 record for the Crimson Tide in 2025.

Since Major League Baseball instituted the one-draft system in 1987, Quick is the third-earliest pitching selection from the Crimson Tide. The New York Yankees chose Ben Hess at No. 26 in last year’s draft, and the Florida Marlins picked Taylor Tankersley at No. 27 in 2004.

The Guardians chose Walton with the first selection in Competition Balance Round B, which is sandwiched by the second and third rounds.

Before playing for the Wildcats in 2025, Walton played at Samford in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Walton hit .320 with 71 runs, 14 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 65 games for Arizona.

In his first season at Samford, Walton batted .233 in 35 games, with 23 starts. In his second season with the Bulldogs, Walton hit .286 with 52 runs, nine home runs and 15 stolen bases in 15 attempts in 56 games, with 54 starts.

The Marlins chose Williams with the third pick of the third round.

Before playing for the Seminoles in 2024 and 2025, Williams hit .320, but played in only 18 games, with three starts, for Alabama as a freshman. In 2025 at Florida State, Williams hit .321 with 19 home runs and 53 RBIs in 57 games.

The draft will resume at 10:30 a.m. CDT Monday for the remaining 17 rounds, when 510 players will be picked. The second day of the draft will be livestreamed on MLB.com.

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