The Yankees spent the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft on a name that should ring a bell in the Bronx: Luke Pettitte, the son of Andy Pettitte.
New York took Pettitte with pick No. 248 out of Dallas Baptist, a Division I program in Texas, and listed him as a two-way player. That doesn’t mean the Yankees are expecting a Shohei Ohtani type overnight, but it does show they’re open to exploring him on both sides before deciding where he fits best.
Luke is a right-hander, which already sets him apart from his father. MLB.com’s draft writeup described him as “The son of five-time World Series champion Andy Pettitte, Luke was a prospect as right-handed pitcher with a quality mid-80s slider and a low-90s fastball,” and noted that he underwent Tommy John surgery after injuring his elbow as a sophomore in 2025. That injury kept him off the mound this spring.
Dallas Baptist still found a way to get his bat in the lineup, using him as a designated hitter. He made the most of it, hitting .337/.403/.693 with 16 homers in 42 games.
Because only a handful of players are tagged as two-way prospects each year, the Yankees’ choice stands out. How much pitching he’ll actually do again will depend on how his arm comes back, but the bat gives him another path forward if the rehab doesn’t go perfectly. And for the Yankees, there’s the obvious bonus of adding Andy Pettitte’s son to the organization.
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