10 players selected from Massachusetts colleges in MLB Draft

While the first few rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft were dominated by some of the top names from California, or Florida, or Tennessee, Massachusetts stars showed up in force in the later rounds.

In total, 10 players from Massachusetts colleges and Universities were taken in the draft this year.

It was the most college players taken from the Commonwealth since 2019 when the draft was 40 rounds rather than the current 20.

Even when the draft was larger, 10 selections would be a respectable feat for Massachusetts. After having no selections in 2017, 10 players were taken in 2018, and 12 were drafted in 2019.

This year, it was Northeastern University that led the way with five total selections. The previous high for the Huskies was four selections in one draft in 2006. That group was highlighted by future big leaguer Adam Ottavino.

The first Northeastern player off the board this year was left-handed pitcher Jordan Gottesman, who the Giants took in the sixth round. Gottesman, a transfer from Endicott College, also played high school baseball in the Commonwealth, starring for Acton-Boxboro.

Next was outfielder Cameron Maldonado who was also taken by San Francisco but in the seventh round. Maldonado was the lone player taken from a Mass. college that was ranked in MLB.com top 200 prospects list.

Boston College outfielder Josiah Ragsdale was the first non-husky selected. The former Eagle was picked by Milwaukee, also in the seventh round.

10 picks later, the only Div. III pick went off the board in MIT pitcher Mason Estrada. The Dodgers went for the six-foot tall righty with a seventh round selection.

Estrada was followed by another arm in Holy Cross junior Danny Macchiarola. Twice named to the All-Patriot League second team, the Mariners took the right-hander in the eighth round.

After Macchiarola’s selection, the run on Mass. players cooled down and the next pick was not until the 12th round. There, the Mets grabbed the first of two Harvard pitchers in Truman Pauley.

Pauley, a 6′2 sophomore, posted a 4.61 ERA this past year but allowed an opposing batting average of just .171 and struck out 91 hitters in 70.1 innings.

In the next round, Harvard’s second player, Callan Fang was taken by Minnesota. Over his college career, Fang has served both as a pitcher and an outfielder, posting a career 4.54 ERA, and .284 batting average.

After Fang, Northeastern closed out the draft with three more selections.

First was shortstop Jack Goodman who the Tigers took in the 13th round. After shining at Medfield High School and playing one season at Pepperdine, Goodman turned into one of the most consistent bats in the Husky lineup.

The shortstop slashed .328/.397/.535 across 100 starts for Northeastern in his two years, and tallied 38 stolen bases.

Goodman was trailed by two more pitchers from Northeastern, both also from Massachusetts.

With the 536th overall selection in the 18th round, San Francisco got their third Husky in 6′8 right-hander Cooper McGrath. McGrath played his high school ball at the Pingree School before starting his collegiate career at Trinity.

Also in the 18th round was Atlanta’s pick of Aiven Cabral.

Cabral, who pitched for St. Mary’s of Lynn in high school, was a Freshman All-American in 2023 and was named to the All-CAA first team for the second time in 2025.

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