Story by
Gavin Kilen selected by Giants in first round of 2025 MLB draft
- Story by
- Gavin Kilen selected by Giants in first round of 2025 MLB draft
The 2025 Major League Baseball draft is taking place at Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia. The first three rounds are slated for Sunday, while rounds 4-20 are scheduled for Monday.
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello is serving as a MLB draft guest analyst for rounds 1-3 on MLB Network.
Advertisement
Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen was selected by the Giants in the first round (No. 13 overall). He played one season for the Vols after transferring from Louisville.
Kilen appeared in 53 games, including 52 starts, for the Vols in 2025. He recorded a .357 batting average, 75 hits, 15 home runs, 13 doubles, four triples, 46 RBIs, 60 runs, 30 walks, six stolen bases and was hit by three pitches in 210 at bats.
Kilen also totaled a .963 fielding percentage, recording 52 putouts, 78 assists and five errors.
More: Tennessee Vols 2025 MLB draft tracker
11 former Vols who played for Vitello at Tennessee have reached MLB: Garrett Crochet , Chase Silseth , Ben Joyce , Andre Lipcius , Trey Lipscomb , Jordan Beck , Seth Halvorsen , Chase Dollander , Blade Tidwell and Christian Moore .
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen selected by Giants in MLB draft
