{"id":178532,"date":"2025-07-15T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/178532\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:43:09","slug":"rangers-take-slcc-bruin-jaxon-grossman-in-16th-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/178532\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Take SLCC Bruin Jaxon Grossman In 16th Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

SALT LAKE CITY \u2013\u00a0Fresh off of helping the Salt Lake Bruins to the 2025 JUCO World Series title, Jaxon Grossman<\/a> is a late-round draft pick of the Texas Rangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Texas picked Grossman in the 16th round (475th overall) of the 2025 MLB draft.<\/p>\n

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King Kekaulike grad Jaxon Grossman is selected by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the #MLBDraft25<\/a> @KingKekaulike<\/a> @Rangers<\/a> @HawaiiNewsNow<\/a> #MLBHawaii<\/a> #HawaiiSports<\/a> #HNN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/V1y6yubhvE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kyle Chinen (@KyleChinen) July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Grossman built a solid sophomore season with the championship-winning Bruins. He appeared in 14 games (nine starts), going 6-0 and striking out 55 batters.<\/p>\n

Grossman previously committed to the University of Oklahoma baseball program. He could opt not to sign with the Rangers.<\/p>\n

About Jaxon Grossman<\/p>\n

Grossman is a 6\u20194, 220-pound flame-thrower from Maui, Hawai\u2019i. He began his college career across the Salt Lake valley at the University of Utah in 2023. He was a two-way player at King Kekaulike High School as a shortstop and pitcher. Grossman was considered the No. 12 prospect in Hawai\u2019i and the fifth-best SS in 2022.<\/p>\n

Grossman made two appearances, recording two outs and giving up four runs. He<\/p>\n

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Jaxon Grossman 6-4 220 RHP for Salt Lake (UT). Best arm in JUCO this year FB 94-99 late life. Sharp late slider 84-86. Grossman will hit 100 plus soon. Abilities for a top starter or premium reliever Needs consistency Pro teams like this arm Oklahoma commit \u2066@slccbaseball<\/a>\u2069 pic.twitter.com\/4AgNdwvK3w<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tad Slowik (@TadSlowik_DBA) July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

In his only season with SLCC, Grossman tallied a 5.15 ERA in 50.2 innings. He walked 18 batters, and opponents hit .228 against him.<\/p>\n

Grossman made two starts in the JUCO World Series, putting together 11 terrific innings.<\/p>\n

He tossed five innings of two-hit baseball in a 16-2 Bruins tournament-opening win over Florida Southwestern State.<\/p>\n

Grossman followed that performance up with six gutsy innings in a 12-2 semifinal win over Lakeland Community College. He finished the tournament with 12 punchouts against two walks, allowing three earned runs and eight hits combined.<\/p>\n

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