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Braves select 21 in 2025 MLB Draft, focus heavily on pitching and college talent

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves wrapped up the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft with 21 total selections, emphasizing collegiate pitching while mixing in promising high school and junior college talent.

Atlanta selected 13 pitchers overall — 11 right-handers and two left-handers — along with four outfielders and four infielders. Fifteen of the 21 draftees played at NCAA Division I programs, while the remaining six came from high school, junior college, Division II, or international universities.

By the numbers:

The complete list of selections follows:

Tate Southisene (Round 1, No. 22) — A slick-fielding shortstop from Basic Academy of International Studies (Nevada), the 5-foot-11, 180-pound righty offers polished glove work and a disciplined bat.