ATLANTA – The Pittsburgh Pirates loaded up with seven college bats to conclude the 2025 Major League Baseball draft during Day 2 of the event Monday.

Pittsburgh selected right-handed pitchers Jack Anker (Fresno State, sixth round), Cameron Keshock (Samford, 12th), Dylan Mathiesen (Liberty, 13th), Connor Hamilton (Montgomery Bell Academy, Tennessee, 14th), McLane Moody (Northside (Arkansas) High School) and Brandon Cain (Oklahoma, 19th); and left-handed pitcher Nick Frusco (Miller Place (New York) High School, 20th) Monday between rounds 4-20.

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