The Yankees added a familiar name to their 2026 MLB Draft class on Saturday, using the eighth round to select 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 suddenly expecting a Shohei Ohtani situation, but it does show they’re willing to explore what Pettitte can do on both sides before locking him into one path.
Luke is a right-hander, unlike his father, and MLB.com’s draft note gave a snapshot of why the Yankees found him intriguing. The blurb described him as a right-handed pitcher with “a quality mid-80s slider and a low-90s fastball,” while also noting the elbow injury that derailed his 2025 season. Pettitte had Tommy John surgery after hurting his elbow as a sophomore, which kept him off the mound this spring.
Dallas Baptist still found a way to get his bat into the lineup, using him as a designated hitter. Pettitte made the most of it, hitting .337/.403/.693 with 16 homers in 42 games.
Only a handful of players are tagged as two-way prospects in any given draft, so the Yankees’ decision stands out. The arm will need to heal before the organization can make any real call on his future role, but the bat gives him a clear fallback if the pitching side takes longer to come back.
And yes, the name alone makes this one a little different. Andy Pettitte was one of the most clutch pitchers in baseball history in pinstripes, and now his son gets his shot in the Yankees organization.
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