Right-hander Gavin Stone was selected by the Dodgers in the fifth and final round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft. He was the penultimate selection in the draft at No.159 one pick before the 160th and final selection. He was rated the 303rd best-prospect in the draft by Baseball America.
He is third-highest Central Arkansas MLB draftee in school history, and highest since 1992. He is the 23rd Bear to be selected in the MLB Draft and is the first ever Bear to be drafted by the Dodgers’ organization.
Stone was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas and played his high school ball at Riverside High School in Lake City which is part of the greater Jonesboro Metropolitan area.