SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants chosen shortstop Gavin Kilen out of Tennessee on Sunday afternoon with the thirteenth total choose within the 2025 MLB draft.
Kilen spent the primary two years of his collegiate profession with Louisville earlier than transferring to Tennessee, the place he had a slash line of .357/.441/.671 with 15 homers and 46 RBIs as a junior.
Apparently sufficient, Kilen was drafted as a shortstop regardless of spending many of the 2024-25 collegiate baseball season at second base. As a junior with Tennessee, Kilen was named to the All-SEC first staff as a second baseman. Baseball America and Excellent Recreation additionally named Kilen as a first-team All-American at second base.
Kilen was initially drafted by the Boston Pink Sox within the thirteenth spherical of the 2022 MLB draft however elected to attend faculty. He’s MLB Pipeline’s No. 21 total draft prospect.
The Giants would not have a second-round choose after signing shortstop Willy Adames. They may end up Day 1 of the draft with their third-round choice.
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Initially Revealed: July 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM PDT
