All five Big 12 players selected on day one of 2024 MLB draft

On Sunday the 2024 MLB amateur draft got underway with the top pick sending Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana to the Cleveland Guardians.

The first player from the Big 12 came off the board with the No. 7 overall selection by the St. Louis Cardinals. Shortstop J.J. Wetherholt of West Virginia will begin his professional career with a storied franchise in all likelihood. He still has another year of eligibility should Wetherholt choose to return to Morgantown. Injuries forced him to miss 24 games this season but he was a Unanimous All-American in 2023 and named Big 12 Player of the Year.

In all, there were five players selected who played college baseball in the Big 12 during the 2024 season. Of the five taken on day one, only one was a pitcher. TCU Horned Frogs LHP Payton Tolle was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the No. 50 overall selection closing out the Big 12’s picks.

J.J. Wetherholt, Shortstop: West Virginia Mountaineers

Carson Benge, Outfield: Oklahoma State Cowboys

Kaelen Culpepper, Shortstop: Kansas State Wildcats

Jared Thomas, Outfield: Texas Longhorns

Payton Tolle, Pitcher: TCU Horned Frogs

Day 2 began on Monday morning.