The 2024 MLB Draft has come to an end with Mississippi State having the most draft picks out of all schools.
At the conclusion of the 20-round event, which went from Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon, the Bulldogs had a nation-best 11 players selected.
The 2024 #MLBDraft is a wrap! Here’s a look at the 30 schools that had five or more draft picks, headlined by @HailStateBB with a nation-best 11.
1. Mississippi State w/ 11
2. @LSUbaseball w/ 9
T-3. @Vol_Baseball, @OSUBaseball, @OU_Baseball, @FSUBaseball, @RazorbackBSB w/ 8 pic.twitter.com/VRUdLHCd8h
— Friday Starters (@fridaystarters) July 16, 2024
Of those players selected, switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was the first to come off the board at No. 15 overall to the Seattle Mariners. Right-handed pitchers Khal Stephen and Nate Dohm were selected in the second and third rounds by the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets, respectively. In the fourth round, the San Francisco Giants used their pick on hard-hitting outfielder Dakota Jordan.
Other Mississippi State players selected were right-handed pitcher Brooks Auger (Los Angeles Dodgers), right-handed pitcher Colby Holcombe (Toronto Blue Jays), right-handed pitcher Tyson Hardin (Milwaukee Brewers), outfielder Connor Husjak (Tampa Bay Rays), left-handed pitcher Tyler Davis (Kansas City Royals), shortstop David Mershon (Los Angeles Angels), and right-handed pitcher Cam Schuelke (Cleveland Guardians).
Two players currently committed to the Bulldogs were also selected: outfielder Dante Nori (Philadelphia Phillies) and two-way player Conrad Cason (Boston Red Sox).
Ole Miss tied for the fourth-most players drafted out of any college with seven hearing their names called. The full list of Mississippi players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft can be found here.
