Shortstop Dax Kilby led the Yankees' selections at the 2025 MLB Draft. Scouting director Damon Oppenheimer gives his takeaways on the class.

Kilby is a 6-2, 190-pound infielder from Newnan High School near Atlanta, whom he just led to a Georgia state 5-A championship. The lefty-swinging Kilby batted .495 with five home runs, 42 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a senior.

After a disappointing first half by third-year shortstop Anthony Volpe, the New York Yankees raised questions about his future in Sunday's MLB draft.

With the 39th overall pick on Sunday, technically in the Competitive Balance Round A portion, the Yankees selected the shortstop out of Newnan High School in Georgia.

The 30 Major League teams chose 510 players in 17 rounds on Monday to conclude the 2025 draft. The 36 players picked on Monday joined five selected in the first three rounds on Sunday as the prospects with Alabama baseball roots among this year’s choices. The five prospects selected on Sunday included:

The Yankees opened their 2025 MLB Draft class by targeting infielders with big league offensive upside on Day 1 on Sunday, selecting Georgia high schooler Dax Kilby with the 39th overall pick, then na

The Yankees added another in the fifth round of the MLB Draft on Monday by picking University of Utah senior shortstop Core Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 190 pounder who is a native of Wyoming, Ontario in Canada.

It's Day 2 of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft and the Milwaukee Brewers will be making a lot of picks. Rounds 4 through 20 are being held July 14 and the Brewers have one pick in each round. Milwaukee made five picks during the first three rounds July 13: