Emmaus High grad Wyatt Henseler was picked by the Washington Nationals in the ninth round of Monday’s MLB Draft. He was the No. 261 pick overall.

Now batting for the Cleveland Guardians, outfielder, number 17, Jace LaViolette. The inevitable finally happened Sunday night in the first round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, as the Cleveland Guardians took star Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the draft.

T he Cleveland Guardians have selected outfielder Jace LaViolette out of Texas A&M University with the No. 27 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft. LaViolette was the 20th ranked prospect in the draft according to MLB Pipeline “Few high schoolers in the 2022 class could match LaViolette’s combination of physicality and athleticism,