The MLB Draft included 17 rounds featuring the Yankees selecting players like Dax Kilby and Kaeden Kent. In the fourth round, pitcher Pico Kohn was picked, followed by shortstop Core Jackson in the fifth. Jackson Lovich, a top-ranked shortstop from Missouri with a strong 2025 season, was selected in the 16th round. Ryan Osinski, a right-handed reliever from Virginia, was chosen in the 17th round. The choices reflect a strategy focused on young talent with notable skills.
Jackson graduated from Blue Valley West High School in Kansas and came out as the top-ranked shortstop in the state.
Lovich posted a .918 OPS in 2024 and broke out with a .357/.430/.622 slash line in 2025 with 12 homers and seven steals in 51 games.
Osinski is a big, right-handed reliever who spent one year with Bucknell before transferring to Virginia.
Osinski closed for Bucknell, recording eight saves and a 2.37 ERA in 17 appearances and 19 innings.
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