2023 Drafted Players
In 2021, the Appalachian League became a summer collegiate wood-bat league. After 17 players were drafted in 2021 and 2022 combined, the League saw another 31 players selected in the 2023 MLB Draft. Those players are in the table below. For 2021-22 Appy League MLB Draftees and undrafted free agents, open the accordion at the bottom of the page.
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Appy League Team |
Year |
College |
Team |
| CB (A) |
38 |
Ty Floyd |
RHP |
Bristol State Liners |
2021 |
LSU |
Cincinnati Reds |
| 4 |
117 |
Maui Ahuna |
SS |
Burlington Sock Puppets |
2021 |
Tennessee |
San Francisco Giants |
| 4 |
128 |
Homer Bush Jr. |
OF |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
Grand Canyon |
San Diego Padres |
| 4C |
135 |
Austin Troesser |
RHP |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
Missouri |
New York Mets |
| 5 |
138 |
Marcus Brown |
SS |
Elizabethton River Riders |
2021 |
Oklahoma St. |
Washington Nationals |
| 5 |
145 |
Kyle Karros |
3B |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
UCLA |
Colorado Rockies |
| 5 |
146 |
Andrew Lindsey |
RHP |
Kingsport Axmen |
2022 |
Tennessee |
Miami Marlins |
| 5 |
159 |
Zach Thompson |
LHP |
Elizabethton River Riders |
2022 |
Grand Canyon |
New York Mets |
| 5 |
163 |
Joe Vetrano |
1B |
Johnson City Doughboys |
2021 |
Boston College |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 8 |
235 |
Jackson Feltner |
1B |
Bluefield Ridge Runners |
2022 |
Morehead State |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 8 |
254 |
Ryan Johnson |
C |
Pulaski River Turtles |
2021-22 |
Pepperdine |
Houston Astros |
| 9 |
271 |
Zach Fruit |
RHP |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
Troy |
Baltimore Orioles |
| 9 |
279 |
Riley Gowens |
RHP |
Danville Otterbots |
2021 |
Illinois |
Atlanta Braves |
| 9 |
283 |
Avery Owusu-Asiedu |
OF |
Elizabethton River Riders |
2022 |
SIU-Edwardsville |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| 10 |
293 |
Xavier Meachem |
RHP |
Burlington Sock Puppets |
2021 |
North Carolina A&T |
Miamia Marlins |
| 10 |
294 |
Chris Barraza |
RHP |
Pulaski River Turtles |
2021 |
Arizona |
Los Angeles Angels |
| 11 |
316 |
Drew Conover |
RHP |
Princeton WhistlePigs |
2021 |
Rutgers |
Oakland Athletics |
| 11 |
336 |
Brett Banks |
RHP |
Johnson City Doughboys |
2021 |
UNC-Wilmington |
New York Mets |
| 12 |
352 |
Bryson Hammer |
LHP |
Burlington Sock Puppets |
2021 |
Dallas Baptist |
Colorado Rockies |
| 12 |
365 |
Brayden Jobert |
OF |
Bluefield Ridge Runners |
2021 |
LSU |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 12 |
369 |
Brady Day |
2B |
Princeton WhistlePigs |
2022 |
Kansas State |
Atlanta Braves |
| 13 |
379 |
Ethan Bosacker |
RHP |
Johnson City Doughboys |
2021 |
Xavier (OH) |
Kansas City Royals |
| 13 |
382 |
Caleb Hobson |
OF |
Pulaski River Turtles |
2022 |
UT Martin |
Colorado Rockies |
| 13 |
394 |
Brennan Orf |
OF |
Elizabethton River Riders |
2022 |
SIU-Edwardsville |
Toronto Blue Jays |
| 14 |
423 |
TJ Fondtain |
LHP |
Pulaski River Turtles |
2022 |
San Diego State |
Tampa Bay Rays |
| 15 |
442 |
Darius Perry |
C |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
UCLA |
Colorado Rockies |
| 16 |
470 |
Donye Evans |
RHP |
Johnson City Doughboys |
2021 |
UNC Charlotte |
Detroit Tigers |
| 16 |
487 |
Caleb Cali |
3B |
Danville Otterbots |
2021 |
Arkansas |
Seattle Mariners |
| 16 |
493 |
Luke Russo |
RHP |
Greeneville Flyboys |
2021 |
Eastern Michigan |
Philadelphia Phillies |
| 18 |
539 |
Anthony Imhoff |
LHP |
Kingsport Axmen |
2022 |
Pima CC (AZ) |
Chicago White Sox |
| 19 |
562 |
Kannon Handy |
LHP |
Burlington Sock Puppets |
2021 |
Colorado Mesa |
Colorado Rockies |
