Vote now: Which MLB Draft pick from Texas will have quickest path to the bigs?
Twelve Texas high school baseball prospects were taken straight out of high school and 55 total were chosen at the 2023 MLB Draft in early July.
The path for draftees doesn't start with the bigs. Prospects work for years to work up through the minors to reach the major leagues — and many don't.
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Like Dallas-born pitcher and 10-time MLB All-Star Clayton Kershaw, or Mansfield native Noah Syndergaard, the state of Texas has produced active MLB standouts.
Who among the 2023 draft class is next?
Catch up on every straight-out-of-high school prospect from Texas taken the draft and scroll down to read the list of draftees from the state of Texas and cast your vote in the poll below.
Voting stays open until Thursday, July 27 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
2023 MLB Draft picks from Texas
Blake Mitchell, Sinton — Kansas City Royals
Brice Matthews, Humble Atascocita — Houston Astros
Kendall George, Humble Atascocita — Los Angeles Dodgers
Carson Roccaforte, Port Neches Groves — Kansas City Royals
Travis Sykora, Round Rock — Washington Nationals
Hunter Hollan, Longview Spring Hill — Cincinnati Reds
Cole Foster, Plano — San Francisco Giants
Joe Redfield, Waco Midway — Los Angeles Angels
Levi Wells, La Porte — Baltimore Orioles
Aidan Smith, Lucas Lovejoy — Seattle Mariners
Homer Bush Jr., Southlake Carroll — San Diego Padros
Dylan Campbell, Houston Strake Jesuit — Los Angeles Dodgers
Nathan Dettmer, San Antonio Johnson — Oakland Athletics
Garland Rowlett, Cade Denton — Colorado Rockies
Ryan Snell, Hardin — Washington Nationals
Trevor Werner, Klein — Kansas City Royals
Justin Long, Humble Kingwood — Atlanta Braves
Julian Brock, Lamar Fulshear — Texas Rangers
Barrett Kent, Pottsboro — Los Angeles Angels
Trennor O'Donnell, Southlake Carroll — Boston Red Sox
Joshua Bostick, McKinney — San Francisco Giants
Kannon Kemp, Weatherford — San Diego Padres
Zane Russell, New Caney Porter — Arizona Diamondbacks
Cam Brown, Flower Mound — Philadelphia Phillies
Grant Rogers, Port Neches-Groves — Toronto Blue Jays
Jace Grady, Elgin — Atlanta Braves
Nehomar Ochoa Jr., Galena Park — Houston Astros
Travis Sthele, San Antonio Reagan — Washington Nationals
Khristian Curtis, Port Neches Groves — Pittsburgh Pirates
Simon Miller, Canton — Cincinnati Reds
Paul Bonzagni, Southlake Carroll — Texas Rangers
Josh Ekness, Conroe The Woodlands — Miami Marlins
Noah Ruen, Leander — Los Angeles Dodgers
Will Johnston, Keller — Oakland Athletics
Riley Bauman, Rockwall — Los Angeles Angels
Alex Makarewich, Keller — Los Angeles Dodgers
Elijah Nunez, Arlington Martin — Washington Nationals
Zane Morehouse, Dawson — Cleveland Guardians
Tyler Morgan, Lewisville Marcus — San Diego Padres
Tre Richardson, Humble Kingwood — St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Linskey, Humble Atascocita — Arizona Diamondbacks
Justin Wishkoski, Cypress Woods — San Francisco Giants
Will Bush, Richland Hills Birdville — Houston Astros
Logan Britt, Colleyville Heritage — Los Angeles Angels
Kade Bragg, Ennis — Minnesota Twins
Dylan Schlaegel, Mansfield Megacy — Boston Red Sox
Jacob Gholston, Flower Mound — Boston Red Sox
Barrett Riebock, Rockwall — Cleveland Guardians
Nate Rombach, Mansfield Legacy — Washington Nationals
Ethan Farris, Cypress Woods — Detroit Tigers
Gavyn Jones, White Oak — New York Mets
James Ellwanger, Magnolia West — Washington Nationals
Stanley Tucker, Rosenberg Lamar — Boston Red Sox
Aaron Munson, San Antonio Johnson — Toronto Blue Jays
Garrett Wright, A&M Consolidated — Chicago White Sox
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