San Diego Padres Select Tennessee OF Kavares Tears In MLB Draft
The San Diego Padres selected Tennessee outfielder Kavares with the 31st pick in the third round (No. 134 overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday afternoon. Tears was one of the breakout stars of Tennessee baseball’s 2024 season recording just 56 at-bats in his career entering the 2024 season. After redshirting his freshman and […]
Tennessee Baseball Sets Program Record During MLB Draft on Sunday
Another program record has been broken by the 2024 Tennessee baseball team. While all of Tennessee’s program records came on the field this season, Tony Vitello’s group wraps up the season with an off-the-field record on Sunday night during the 2024 MLB Draft. Tennessee watched as four players from the National Championship team were drafted […]
Kansas City Royals Select Tennessee RHP Drew Beam Early In Third Round Of MLB Draft
The Kansas City Royals selected Tennessee right-handed pitcher Drew Beam with the second pick in the third round (No. 76 overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday afternoon. In the Kansas City farm system, Beam joins his former Tennessee teammate Jared Dickey who landed with the Royals last offseason. Beam was a beacon of […]
Where Tennessee Baseball Signees Were Selected In The 2024 MLB Draft
Tennessee baseball’s 2024 signing class is its best in Tony Vitello’s seven seasons as head coach, ranking as a consensus top three class nationally. With an elite signing class comes major risk of losing signees to the MLB Draft. No Tennessee signees were projected to be selected in the first two round and none of […]
What Tony Vitello Said On MLB Network About Tennessee Players Selected In MLB Draft
Tennessee baseball led the way with four players selected on the opening day of the 2024 MLB Draft. Second baseman Christian Moore and Blake Burke went in the first round while third baseman Billy Amick and Dylan Dreiling went in the second round. For the second time in three seasons, Tony Vitello joined the MLB […]
World Champion Texas Rangers Select Tennessee Baseball’s Dylan Dreiling In MLB Draft
The Texas Rangers selected Tennessee outfielder Dylan Dreiling with the 26th pick in the second round (No. 65 overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Dreiling is a draft eligible sophomore who just spent two seasons in college. After being one of Tennessee’s best bench bats as a freshman in 2023, Dreiling was […]
Billy Amick Taken In Second Round Of 2024 MLB Draft Sunday Night
The Minnesota Twins selected Tennessee third baseman Billy Amick with the 21st pick in the second round and the No. 60 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Amick spent just one season at Tennessee after transferring from Clemson following his sophomore season. Despite missing two weeks in the middle of SEC play with an […]
Milwaukee Brewers Select Blake Burke Late In The First Round Of 2024 MLB Draft
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Tennessee first baseman Blake Burke with the No. 34 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Burke was a three-year contributor at Tennessee, splitting playing time as the designated hitter in his freshman season before starting at first base in both his sophomore and junior seasons. The left-handed slugger […]
Christian Moore Becomes Highest Drafted Tennessee Baseball Player In Tony Vitello Tenure
The Los Angeles Angels selected Tennessee second baseman Christian Moore with the eighth pick in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Going a pick ahead of Chase Dollander last season, Moore is the highest drafted Vol of Tony Vitello’s tenure and the highest drafted Vol since Nick Senzel in 2016. […]
Highly Touted Junior College Pitcher Commits To Tennessee Baseball
Junior college left-handed pitcher Brandon Arvidson committed to Tennessee baseball on Saturday night ahead of the 2024 MLB Draft. Arvidson is a rising junior who is draft eligible and could potentially opt to begin his professional career. However, the hard throwing left-handed pitcher is expected to make it to campus and to continue his college […]