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MLB Draft 2023: A state-by-state look at all the high school players picked

Which state had the most high school players selected in the draft?

LSU dominated the top of the 2023 MLB Draft, and college picks comprised most of the first round, but this year saw more high school players selected overall than in 2022.

Max Clark (Franklin Community, Indiana) was the first high school player taken at No. 3 overall, and Ryan Marohn (Freedom, Virginia) was last at No. 608 overall.

The 2023 MLB Draft had 113 high school players from the U.S. drafted, plus seven from Puerto Rico and three from Canada. Last year 108 high school players from the U.S. were chosen.

Here are all of the high school players picked in 2023, grouped by state in alphabetical order (plus Canada and Puerto Rico), with the baseball program each competed for in parentheses.

Arizona (2)

Justin Chambers, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Basha)

Josh Tiedemann, 3B/P, New York Yankees (Hamilton)

California (14)

Boston Baro, SS, New York Mets (Capistrano Valley)

Eric Bitonti, SS, Milwaukee Brewers (Aquinas)

Chase Brunson, OF, Toronto Blue Jays (San Clemente)

Phoenix Call, SS, Boston Red Sox (Calabasas)

Adler Cecel, P, San Diego Padres (Temecula Valley)

Gabe Gaeckle, P, Cincinnati Reds (Aptos)

Kehden Hettiger, C, Philadelphia Phillies (Sierra Canyon)

Anthony Huezo, OF, Houston Astros (Etiwanda)

Cole Miller, P, Oakland A's (Newbury Park)

Sterling Patick, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (South Hills)

Cole Schoenwetter, P, Cleveland Guardians (San Marcos)

Ralphy Velasquez, C, Cleveland Guardians (Huntington Beach)

Blake Wilson, SS, Kansas City Royals (Santa Margarita Catholic)

Brandon Winokur, OF, Minnesota Twins (Edison)

Canada (3)

Myles Naylor, 3B, Oakland A's (St. Joan of Arc Catholic)

Jeremy Pylon, P, Tampa Bay Rays (Ecole Secondaire du Chene-Bleu)

Sam Shaw, OF, Toronto Blue Jays (Lambrick Park)

Colorado (4)

Chase Jaworsky, SS, Houston Astros (Rock Canyon)

Walker Martin, SS, San Francisco Giants (Eaton)

Laif Palmer, P, Texas Rangers (Golden)

Max Stanley, P, Tampa Bay Rays (Douglas County)

Connecticut (1)

Hiro Wyatt, P, Kansas City Royals (Staples)

Florida (17)

Garrett Baumann, P, Atlanta Braves (Hagerty)

Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates (ESB Academy)

Andrew Duncan, OF, Houston Astros (A3 Academy)

Trevor Harrison, P, Tampa Bay Rays (J.W. Mitchell)

Cameron Johnson, P, St. Louis Cardinals (IMG Academy)

George Lombard Jr., SS, New York Yankees (Gulliver Prep)

Landen Maroudis, P, Toronto Blue Jays (Calvary Christian)

Aidan Miller, SS, Philadelphia Phillies (J.W. Mitchell)

Arjun Nimmala, SS, Toronto Blue Jays (Strawberry Crest)

Stone Russell, C, Kansas City Royals (IMG Academy)

Adrian Santana, SS Tampa Bay Rays (Doral)

Caden Scarborough, P, Texas Rangers (Harmony)

Charlee Soto, P, Minnesota Twins (Reborn Christian Academy)

Bradley Stewart, P, Detroit Tigers (Cooper City)

TayShaun Walton, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (IMG Academy)

John Valle, P, New York Mets (Jefferson)

Keegan Zinn, P, Cleveland Guardians (Lake Minneola)

Georgia (11)

Antonio Anderson, SS, Boston Red Sox (North Atlanta)

Isaiah Drake, OF, Atlanta Braves (North Atlanta)

Andrew Dunford, P, Detroit Tigers (Houston County)

Kyle Henley, OF, Cleveland Guardians (Denmark)

Mac Heuer, P, Cleveland Guardians (Georgia Home Education Association)

Colin Houck, SS, New York Mets (Parkview)

Qrey Lott, OF, Baltimore Orioles (Lowndes)

Bernard Moon, SS, Cincinnati Reds (Redan)

Sam Parker, 1B, Minnesota Twins (Kennesaw Mountain)

Tai Peete, SS, Seattle Mariners (Trinity Christian)

Raudi Rodriguez, OF, Los Angeles Angels (Georgia Premier Academy)

Hawaii (2)

Elijah Ickes, OF, Texas Rangers (Kamehameha)

Devin Saltiban, SS, Philadelphia Phillies (Hilo)

Idaho (1)

Robert Orloski, P, Boston Red Sox (Middleton)

Illinois (6)

Dillon Head, OF, San Diego Padres (Homewood Flossmoor)

Zander Mueth, P, Pittsburgh Pirates (Belleville East)

George Wolkow, OF, Chicago White Sox (Downers Grove)

Blake Wolters, P, Kansas City Royals (Mahomet-Seymour)

Dominic Voegele, P, Arizona Diamondbacks (Columbia)

Jake Zitella, 3B, New York Mets (St. Charles East)

Max Clark photo by Steven Hart

Max Clark photo by Steven Hart

Indiana (3)

Josh Adamczewski, SS, Milwaukee Brewers (Floyd Central)

Max Clark, OF, Detroit Tigers (Franklin Community)

Bishop Letson, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Floyd Central)

Kansas (1)

Ashton Larson, OF, Minnesota Twins (Saint Thomas Aquinas)

Louisiana (3)

Jake Brown, P, Texas Rangers (Sulphur)

Donovan LaSalle, OF, Kansas City Royals (Barbe)

Hayden Robinson, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Berwick)

Massachusetts (1)

Thomas White, P, Miami Marlins (Phillips Academy)

Minnesota (1)

Isaac Morton, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Spring Lake Park)

Mississippi (2)

Cooper Pratt, SS, Milwaukee Brewers (Magnolia Heights)

Johnathan Rogers, P, Detroit Tigers (Tupelo)

Missouri (1)

Nazzan Zanetello, SS, Boston Red Sox (Christian Brothers College)

Nevada (1)

Kamdyn Perry, P, Texas Rangers (Bishop Gorman)

New Jersey (1)

Steven Echevarria, P, Oakland A's (Milburn)

New York (2)

Josh Knoth, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Patchogue Medford)

Sammy Stafura, SS, Cincinnati Reds (Walter Panas)

North Carolina (1)

Walker Jenkins, OF, Minnesota Twins (South Brunswick)

Ohio (2)

Colt Emerson, SS, Seattle Mariners (John Glenn)

A.J. Ewing, SS, New York Mets (Springboro)

Oklahoma (1)

Kollin Ritchie, SS, Baltimore Orioles (Atoka)

Oregon (3)

Dane Lais, P, San Diego Padres (Oregon City)

Noble Meyer, P, Miami Marlins (Jesuit)

Paul Wilson, P, Detroit Tigers (Lakeridge)

Pennsylvania (4)

Jatnk Diaz, P, Detroit Tigers (Hazleton Area)

Tristan Dietrich, P, Miami Marlins (Owen J. Roberts)

Kevin McGonigle, SS, Detroit Tigers (Bonner-Prendie)

Derrick Tarpley Jr., OF, Oakland A's (Brownsville Area)

Puerto Rico (7)

Yanzel Correa, P, Colorado Rockies (International Baseball Academy)

John Diaz, C, Pittsburgh Pirates (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy)

Bryan Gonzalez, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers (Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy)

J.D. Gonzalez, C, San Diego Padres (Anita Otero Hernandez)

Yahil Melendez, OF, Chicago Cubs (B You Academy)

Jose Ortiz, OF, San Francisco Giants (Leadership Christian Academy)

Wilson Rodriguez, OF, New York Yankees (Academia Presbiteriana)

Rhode Island (1)

Alex Clemmey, P, Cleveland Guardians (Bishop Hendricken)

South Carolina (3)

Danny Flatt, P, New York Yankees (P27 Academy)

Alfonsin Rosario, OF, Chicago Cubs (P27 Academy)

John Wimmer, SS, Los Angeles Angels (Rock Hill)

Tennessee (3)

Jaron Elkins, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (Goodpasture Christian)

Carson Rucker, 3B, Detroit Tigers (Goodpasture Christian)

Brady Smith, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (Grainger)

Texas (12)

James Ellwanger, P, Washington Nationals (Magnolia West)

Ethan Farris, 3B, Detroit Tigers (Cypress Woods)

Kendall George, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (Atascocita)

Jacob Gholston, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Flower Mound)

Kannon Kemp, P, San Diego Padres (Weatherford)

Barrett Kent, P, Los Angeles Angels (Pottsboro)

Gavyn Jones, P, New York Mets (White Oak)

Blake Mitchell, C, Kansas City Royals (Sinton)

Nehomar Ochoa Jr., OF, Houston Astros (Galena Park)

Dylan Schlaegel, OF, Boston Red Sox (Legacy)

Aidan Smith, OF, Seattle Mariners (Lovejoy)

Travis Sykora, P, Washington Nationals (Round Rock)

Virginia (4)

Blake Dickerson, P, San Diego Padres (Ocean Lakes)

Bryce Eldridge, 1B/P, San Francisco Giants (James Madison)

Zyhir Hope, OF, Chicago Cubs (Colonial Forge)

Ryan Marohn, P, Cleveland Guardians (Freedom)

Washington (4)

Jacob Bresnahan, P, Cleveland Guardians (Sumner)

Spencer Green, P, Los Angeles Dodgers (Richland)

Bjorn Johnson, P, Milwaukee Brewers (Lincoln)

Maxton Martin, OF, Texas Rangers (Southridge)

Wisconsin (1)

Dylan Questad, P, Minnesota Twins (Waterford)