Indiana Hoosier junior outfielder Devin Taylor, was selected 48th overall in the Major League Baseball Draft Sunday night in Atlanta, Georgia.
Taylor, a unanimous All-American at Indiana this past season, started in the outfield the past three seasons in Bloomington. He is the highest-drafted Hoosier since the Chicago Cubs picked Kyle Schwarber with the fourth overall pick in 2014.
With the 48th pick in the 2025 Draft, the @Athletics select @Indianabase outfielder Devin Taylor, No. 30 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.
— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July 14, 2025
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In 2024-25 Taylor had a monster season with a batting average of .366 with, 16 home runs and a career high 60 RBI's. He had 75 hits and finished top three in the Big Ten with 51 walks.
In his career, Taylor ranks top-10 in program history in home runs (52), RBIs (173), runs scored (189), walks (124) and slugging percentage (.664).
Taylor helped guide Indiana's baseball program to over 100 wins during his Hoosiers career under head coach Jeff Mercer. He made three Big Ten Tournaments and two NCAA Tournaments and led the program to seven postseason wins.
Taylor was recognized as a first-team selection by Perfect Game, Baseball America and the College Baseball Foundation. He was a second-team pick by D1 Baseball and other outlets. He earned eight All-American honors during his collegiate career.
Devin Taylor’s Postseason Honors (2025)
First Team All-Big Ten (OF)
Big Ten All-Tournament Team (OF)
ABCA/Rawlings Midwest First Team All-Region
Perfect Game First Team All-American
NCBWA Second Team All-American
ABCA Second Team All-American
Baseball America First Team All-American
College Baseball Foundation First Team All-American
D1 Baseball Second Team All-American
Taylor was ranked as the No. 30 prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to MLB Pipeline.
Taylor shows the potential to become a plus hitter in terms of both average and power while controlling the strike zone. A left-handed hitter with plenty of bat speed and strength, he hits the ball extremely hard and generates power to all fields. He likes to swing the bat but has cut down on his chases this spring, makes consistent contact and has no problems handling breaking pitches.
The Athletics, which are amid a relocation from Oakland, California to Las Vegas, Nevada and are currently playing in Sacramento, California.