{"id":174667,"date":"2025-07-14T04:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/174667\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T04:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:22:10","slug":"clemson-baseball-transfer-ryan-wideman-picked-by-san-diego-padres-in-2025-mlb-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/174667\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson baseball transfer Ryan Wideman picked by San Diego Padres in 2025 MLB Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEMSON \u2014 Ryan Wideman<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Clemson baseball<\/a>\u00a0was selected No. 99 overall by the San Diego Padres<\/a> in the third round of the\u00a02025 MLB Draft<\/a>\u00a0on July 14.<\/p>\n

Wideman, who announced his transfer from Western Kentucky to Clemson on June 11, was the first Tigers transfer taken in the draft. The 99th pick has a\u00a0slot value<\/a>\u00a0of $773,100.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what Wideman brings to San Diego.<\/p>\n

Ryan Wideman picked by San Diego\u00a0Padres in 2025 MLB Draft<\/p>\n

Wideman, 6-foot-5, 204 pounds, spent two years at Georgia Highlands College and a season with West Virginia in his college career. He won Conference USA player and newcomer of the year in 2024 after batting .398 with 10 home runs, 68 RBIs and 45 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

Wideman, the son of former Clemson basketball player Tom Wideman, became the first Division I player with 35 extra-base hits and 45 steals in a season since Tennessee’s Chris Burke (2001) and Tulane’s Andy Cannizaro (2001). He earned All-American honors in his junior season.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Wideman’s size and power makes him a strong hitter and fielder. He doesn’t strike out often, logging 47 in 2024, but he does have a high chase rate.<\/p>\n

He could return to Clemson for his senior year if he doesn’t receive his ideal signing bonus. If he does, he will be a member of the Padres organization.<\/p>\n

MORE: How Erik Bakich\u2019s Clemson baseball 2026 lineup could be impacted by MLB Draft<\/a><\/p>\n

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at\u00a0dcarter@gannett.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00<\/p>\n

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