Drew Collins, Landon Frei, Jace Rinehart and Alex Rodgers each drove in two runs as West Virginia defeated State College, 12-5, to win the Draft League Championship on Sept. 4.
The MLB Draft League will feature a new look in Maryland as the Aberdeen IronBirds join for the 2026 season. They will take the place of the Frederick Keys.
After posting a Minor Leagues-leading 179 strikeouts in 2025, 2022 Frederick Keys alum Jonah Tong earned a call-up to the Major Leagues, winning his debut for the New York Mets on Aug. 29 at Citi Field.
A teammate of Tong with the 2022 Keys, Hayden Harris rode an impressive 0.56 ERA in 48 innings in the Minor Leagues in 2025 to a September call-up for the Braves. Harris produced a 1-2-3 inning in his debut.
The MLB Draft League announced its First Half All-Draft League Team, headlined by 12 MLB Draft picks and another three who signed UDFA contracts. The team consists of two catchers, four infielders, four outfielders and 11 pitchers.
The 2025 MLB Draft featured the second-most draft picks from the MLB Draft League with 48, edging out 2022 and 2023 by one. The league would also tie the 2024 draft with the most picks to play in the same summer with 36. Overall, the Draft League has seen 233 players selected in the MLB Draft since the league’s inception in 2021.
Thirty-five former Draft League players signed with MLB clubs as undrafted free agents following the July draft. Additionally, a few players from the professional phase have had their contracts purchased by MLB clubs.
