Diamond Hogs make history with four first-round picks in the 2025 MLB draft

The first day of the 2025 MLB draft finished up on Sunday, and before the night was over, Arkansas baseball made history. For the first time, the Razorbacks had more than one player selected in the first round, with a whopping four Hogs picked.

Arkansas baseball breaks record with four 2025 MLB draft first-round selections

Gage Wood, Wehiwa Aloy, Zach Root, and Charles Dalvalan all heard their names called in the opening round. The first Razorback off the board was Wood. The Philadelphia Phillies picked the right-handed pitcher 26th overall.

After hearing a record amount of shortstops called before him, the Golden Spikes award winner Aloy went 31st overall, joining Heston Kjerstad with the Baltimore Orioles.

The final two Arkansas first-round picks came as a little bit of a surprise, especially the last one. The LA Dodgers received back-to-back picks in the bonus rounds, following the official first round of the MLB draft but before the start of the official second round. They use the 40th and 41st picks to select Root and Davalan, respectively. Arkansas' four selections was tied for first in the country.

Day two and rounds 4-20 of the 2025 MLB draft start tonight. The Razorbacks still have three players ranked, according to the MLB draft tracker. Third baseman Brent Iredale, LHP Lanson Beidelschies, and RHP Christion Foutch are ranked between 177 and 231 and will likely hear their names called in the first few rounds. The MLB lists 12 additional Razorbacks as draft-eligible players, who may still return to college if selected.

Those include Aiden Jimenez, Austin Ledbetter, Ben Bybee, Dylan Carter, Justin Thomas, Kendall Diggs, Logan Maxwell, Michael Anderson, Parker Coil, Reese Robinett, Rocco Peppi, and Will McEntire.