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Three Vols projected as 2025 MLB draft first-round picks
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The 2025 MLB draft will begin Sunday with rounds 1-3 at Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Liam Doyle , Gavin Kilen , Andrew Fischer , Dean Curley , Marcus Phillips , AJ Russell , Tanner Franklin and Nate Snead are former Vols expected to be drafted in 2025.
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Eight former Vols were selected in the 2024 MLB draft: Christian Moore (Angels), Blake Burke ( Milwaukee ), Billy Amick ( Minnesota ), Dylan Dreiling ( Texas ), Drew Beam (Kansas City), Kavares Tears ( San Diego ), A.J. Causey (Kansas City) and Aaron Combs ( White Sox ).
Gabe Lacques of USA TODAY released a mock draft for the first round. Below are 2025 MLB draft projections and excerpts for Tennessee players from Lacques.
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Liam Doyle
Pick: No. 5
Team: St. Louis
"In this scenario, the Cardinals have their choice of remaining elite college lefties and opt for Doyle 's greater swing-and-miss upside over Florida State's Jamie Arnold, though they may prove us wrong come draft night."
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Gavin Kilen
Pick: No. 15
Team: Boston
"A Red Sox draftee out of high school, Kilen will do much better than the 13th round this time, with a strong offensive profile that saw him strike out just 27 times in 245 plate appearances, most of those against SEC pitching."
Andrew Fischer
Pick: No. 20
Team: Milwaukee
"Bat first, figure out the position later. Fischer slammed 25 homers with a 1.205 OPS in an exuberant platform season, and is versatile enough defensively to move around some if the power doesn't support a first base profile."
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Three Vols listed in final first-round 2025 MLB mock draft
