The Red Sox wrapped up their 2026 MLB Draft class with a long list of 20 selections, starting with a pair of players out of North Carolina before branching out across colleges and high schools from coast to coast.
Boston opened with Jack Schaffner at No. 20 overall, then added Owen Hull in Competitive Balance B at No. 67. From there, the board kept moving in a different direction almost every round, with the Red Sox mixing in infielders, outfielders, and a heavy run of pitchers as the draft rolled on.
The full Boston class includes Jace Mataczynski from Hudson HS in Wisconsin at No. 96, Lucas Davenport from Baylor at No.
156, Brett Lanman from Abilene Christian at No. 185, Kide Adetuyi from Florida Atlantic at No.
214, Josh Volmerding from Cal Poly at No. 244, and Martin Shelar from Marist School in Georgia at No. 274.
Boston then went with Kaleb LaFavor from Bishop Heelan in Iowa at No. 304, Willie Maginnis from Georgia State at No.
334, Jacob Webster from Oak Hills in California at No. 364, Mason Lei from Illinois-Chicago at No.
394, Jase Evangelista from UNLV at No. 424, Chase Frey from Grand Canyon at No. 454, and Colton Coates from Louisiana Tech at No.
The final stretch brought Alex Kranzler from Vanderbilt at No. 514, Ethan Offing from Dutch Fork HS in South Carolina at No.
544, Luis Calderon from El Shaddai Christian in Puerto Rico at No. 574, and Aiden VanDeHatert from Dallas Baptist at No. 604.
The MLB Draft now runs 20 rounds, with potential compensatory picks, a far cry from the 40-round format and even longer versions from years past. And while the payoff at the major league level usually takes time, the first milestone is simple: getting selected. For these players, that part is now done.
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