With that established, below CBS Sports has highlighted five names worth knowing in the 2026 MLB Draft. Mind you, this is not a ranking or a projection of the top of next year's class. It's merely an introduction to the group through the examination of five particularly interesting players.

C HICAGO –– The White Sox wrapped up the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday with their 20th selection. The draft class features nine pitchers (eight right-handers and one left-hander), four outfielders, five infielders and two catchers.

WESTFIELD – For the fourth consecutive year, a member of the Westfield Starfires was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, as right-handed pitcher Cole Raymond was taken in the 17th round, 499th overall, by the Los Angeles Angels.

Former MLB GM Jim Bowden doled out plenty of praise for the Red Sox after Boston selected righty Kyson Witherspoon in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Scouting notes on 50 prospects who didn’t make the top 100 but could still hear their names called on draft day.

The Atlantic Coast Conference had six players taken in the top 43 overall picks of the MLB Draft. Five programs produced first-round selections.

Several key players and signees went undrafted, meaning they're likely to come to Starkville for Brian O'Connor's first season leading the Bulldogs.

The Colorado Rockies selected high school shortstop Ethan Holliday with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. The pick continues a baseball dynasty with the Holliday family — and lands the young shortstop with the same team that drafted his father.