A year after four Cal Poly baseball players were selected in the MLB Draft, two more joined the exclusive club of Cal Poly draftees in this year’s event on Monday, July 14. Zach Daudet and Luke Kovach, both pivotal pieces for the Mustangs squad that won the Big West Championship in May, will be taking […]
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Former Mustang Bryan Woo selected for 2025 MLB All-Star Game
Former Cal Poly pitcher Bryan Woo was announced on July 6 as a representative for the American League in the 2025 All-Star Game. It’s the first representation for the Mustangs at the Midsummer Classic since Mitch Haniger was named an All-Star in 2018, also for the Seattle Mariners. Despite a 6.49 ERA and a 4-7 […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Jake Steels final Mustang selected in 2024 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly center fielder Jake Steels was selected with the No. 551 overall pick in the 18th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The Santa Maria native joins his teammates Jakob Wright, Ryan Stafford and Steven Brooks as the fourth Mustang off the board in this year’s draft […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Steven Brooks third Mustang selected in 2024 MLB Draft
The Boston Red Sox selected former Cal Poly right-handed pitcher Steven Brooks with the No. 327 overall pick in the eleventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. Brooks is the third former Mustang to be selected in this year’s draft after southpaw Jakob Wright was selected in the fourth round by the Los […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Ryan Stafford drafted No. 160 overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Former Cal Poly catcher Ryan Stafford was selected with the No. 160 overall pick in the fifth round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday. Stafford joins teammate Jakob Wright as the second former Mustang drafted in this year’s draft. The Folsom, Calif. native has been a starter for Cal Poly […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Jakob Wright selected No. 128 overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Former Cal Poly left-handed starter Jakob Wright was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. The Paso Robles native is the first Mustang off the board in the draft after a breakout collegiate season. In Wright’s redshirt freshman season, he only pitched in the second […]
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A pair of Cal Poly Baseball Alumni face off at the Major League level and make program history
Former Cal Poly Baseball teammates, shortstop Brooks Lee and right-handed pitcher Drew Thorpe, faced off for the first time since being drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft on Wednesday afternoon. It marks the first time in Cal Poly Baseball program history that two teammates drafted in the same year face off at the Major League […]
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BREAKING: Drew Thorpe drafted No. 61 overall by the New York Yankees in 2022 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly Mustang starting pitcher Drew Thorpe was drafted No. 61 overall by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Sunday, July 17. Thorpe joins teammate Brooks Lee as the second Cal Poly player drafted in this year’s draft. The right-hander had a breakout season in […]
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BREAKING: Brooks Lee drafted No. 8 overall by Minnesota Twins in 2022 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly Mustang shortstop Brooks Lee was drafted No. 8 overall by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Sunday, July 17. The 21-year-old shortstop is the highest drafted Mustang in the history of the program. Lee capped off a historic college career in 2022 with arguably […]
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“Something that you dream of as a kid” – Cal Poly Baseball players sign to MLB teams
The 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) first-year draft proved to be another successful one for Cal Poly, with pitchers Bryan Woo and Andrew Alvarez being selected in the 20-round draft and catcher Myles Emmerson being signed as an undrafted free agent. This marks the 22nd straight year that a Cal Poly baseball player has been […]
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Bobby Ay prepares to start his professional career with the Arizona Diamondbacks
After a successful season as a weekend starter, junior righthander Bobby Ay was selected in the ninth round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, June 4. “It was incredible,” Ay said. “Honestly, my mind blacked out a little bit and I can’t really remember much. It happened so fast. I was […]