Patrick was the No. 90 player in the draft, according to The Athletic. Harden is a junior-college transfer who shined last season at McLennan Community College. Braun is a left-handed hitter and was the No. 231 player in ESPN's draft rankings.

With that established, below CBS Sports has highlighted five names worth knowing in the 2026 MLB Draft. Mind you, this is not a ranking or a projection of the top of next year's class. It's merely an introduction to the group through the examination of five particularly interesting players. Got it? Good, let's proceed.

Liam Doyle set a Tennessee baseball record with 164 strikeouts in the 2025 season. He was 10-4 with a 3.20 ERA and was named SEC pitcher of the year.

Homewood-Flossmoor alum Shai Robinson gets taken out of Illinois State by Minnesota Twins in 10th round of MLB draft.

After an electrifying high school baseball career for national powerhouse Corona (CA), shortstop Billy Carlson has been selected 10th overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2025 MLB Draft.

The World Series champion-Los Angeles Dodgers made the generational Tamaqua baseball star Mason Ligenza the overall 195th pick in the 2025 Major League Draft.

The Arizona Diamondbacks went heavy on pitching prospects on the second and final day of the MLB draft, also choosing a player with a familiar name.

Levi Huesman (16th round) and Jonathan Vastine (19th round). Three Commodores signees (Seth Hernandez, Sean Gamble and Slater de Brun) were taken in the first round and one (Cooper Flemming) in the second round.

Taylor was selected 48th by the Athletics as Sunday kicked off the 2025 MLB Draft. It's the highest Hoosiers selection since Schwarber was picked fourth by the Chicago Cubs in the 2014 draft. Though Taylor could return to school for his final season of eligibility, he was drafted at a slot value of $2.03 million, a starting point for negotiations.

Former Yorktown baseball star pitcher Jacob Pruitt was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday.