DODGERS ANNOUNCE SELECTIONS FROM DAY TWO OF THE 2025 DRAFT
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 17 selections from day two of the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft, highlighted by Long Reach High School shortstop Aidan West (fourth round) and Rice University right-handed pitcher Davion Hickson (fifth round).
The Dodgers selected a total of 21 players in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, including 10 right-handed pitchers, four left-handed pitchers, four outfielders, two catchers and one infielder. Three of the 21 draftees were taken out of high school while the remaining 18 were from the college ranks.
Los Angeles opened the second day of the draft by selecting shortstop Aidan West out of Long Reach High School (Md.) with the 135th overall pick in the fourth round. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound infielder batted .538 this year with 14 extra-base hits, including five home runs and 30 RBI, and went a perfect 34-for-34 in stolen base attempts. The 18-year-old, ranked 123rd on MLB’s Top 250 Draft Prospect List, is committed to North Carolina State. West throws left-handed, hits right-handed and is the Dodgers’ first high school selection after opening the draft with four college picks.
With the 165th overall pick in the fifth round, the Dodgers selected right-handed pitcher Davion Hickson out of Rice University. The 6-2, 210-pound righty went 5-9 with a 3.71 ERA over his college career, holding opponents to a .214 batting average. Hickson struck out 155 and walked 68 across 128.2 innings, averaging 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The 21-year-old was named to the All-AAC Second Team in 2025.
In the sixth round, the Dodgers selected their third outfielder of the draft, taking Mason Ligenza, a left-handed hitter out of Tamaqua High School (Pa.), with the 195th overall pick. The 6-6, 204-pounder batted .448 with 11 home runs and 16 RBIs this season. Ligenza also stole 27 bases in 23 games played. The 18-year-old is committed to the University of Pittsburgh.
Right-handed pitcher Mason Estrada was the Dodgers’ seventh-round selection (225th overall), taken out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Covington, Louisiana, native went 6-0 with a 2.21 ERA in 10 starts for the Engineers, striking out 66 batters in 40.2 innings without allowing a home run. The 6-0, 200-pound sophomore recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts over 6.0 innings in an April outing. Estrada was also named to the ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-Region First Team this spring.
With their fifth pitching selection of the draft, Los Angeles went with right-hander Jack O’Connor out of the University of Virginia in the eighth round (255th overall). In 2025, the 6-5, 225-pound hurler went 0-0 with a 7.84 ERA in eight appearances out of the bullpen. He struck out 13 batters in 11 innings pitched against eight walks, also picking up a save. In his tenure with the Cavaliers, the 21-year-old logged a 6-4 record with a 5.00 ERA and 101 punchouts over 93.2 innings of work. O’Connor underwent UCL surgery in May after a couple of injury-riddled seasons.
The Dodgers’ next pick in the ninth round was catcher Connor O’Neal, a 6-3, 216-pound senior from Southeastern Louisiana University. In his two years at SLU, he slashed .283/.446/.554 with 20 homers and 80 RBI in 91 games. O’Neal, a left-handed hitter and right-handed thrower, received All-Louisiana (second team) and Southland All-Conference (second team) honors this past year. The catcher was drafted as the 285th overall selection.
For the 10th round (315th overall), the Dodgers selected 6-3, 230-pound left-handed pitcher Jacob Frost out of Kansas State University. In his two seasons with the Wildcats, he went 4-6 with a 6.59 ERA across 112.0 innings with 115 strikeouts. In 2025, he led KSU in strikeouts (75), WHIP (1.54) and lowest opponent batting average (.238). Over two seasons at Wabash Valley College, Frost played a key role in consecutive NJCAA World Series tournament appearances. He struck out 160 batters while posting a 13-4 record and 3.79 ERA in 123.1 innings.
With the 345th overall pick in the 11th round, Los Angeles selected right-handed pitcher Dylan Tate from Oklahoma University. The 6-foot, 194-pound 21-year-old only appeared in two games in 2025 due to an injury. He took the mound in the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, firing 5.0 innings while giving up a run and striking out six with a 1.80 ERA. Prior to Oklahoma, the Eureka, Missouri native played at Jefferson Community College in 2024 where he made 11 appearances, tossing 57.2 innings with 63 strikeouts and a 3.90 ERA.
Los Angeles went with Logan Lunceford, a right-handed pitcher from Wake Forest University, for its 12th round draft pick (No. 375 overall). The 5-10, 190-pound junior logged a 10-15 record with a 6.08 ERA in his collegiate years, racking up 209 strikeouts through 174.2 innings of work. In 2025, the 21-year-old punched out a career-high 13 batters against Notre Dame on March 7.
The seventh right-handed pitcher selected by the Dodgers was 21-year-old Robby Porco, out of West Virginia University in the 13th round (No. 405 overall). The Warrington, Pennsylvania native limited the opposition to a .190 average this spring, striking out 24 batters in 21.1 innings pitched. In three seasons as a Mountaineer, the 6-8, 235-pound pitcher went 6-2 with a 6.78 ERA over 41 appearances, registering 79 strikeouts.
The Dodgers selected their fourth consecutive right-handed pitcher as the 435th overall pick of the 14th round, 21-year-old Davis Chastain from the University of Georgia. Originally from Rome, Georgia, the 5-11, 163-pound Bulldog made 13 relief appearances in 2025, posting a 3-0 record with a 4.97 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 12.2 innings. Chastain played two seasons at Georgia State prior to coming to Georgia, making 37 relief appearances.
Los Angeles went with left-handed pitcher Matt Lanzendorfer from the University of Virginia for the 465th overall pick in the 15th round. The 6-1, 180-pounder out of Pittston, Pennsylvania made 22 appearances out of the bullpen, compiling a 4-2 record with 40 strikeouts and a 2.90 ERA in 31.0 innings. Lanzendorfer recorded a team-best five saves and ranked ninth in the ACC.
With the 495th overall pick of the 16th round, the Dodgers drafted 21-year-old outfielder AJ Soldra from Seton Hall University. The 6-0, 170-pounder slashed .330/.426/.514 with 72 hits, 28 RBI, 12 doubles, eight triples and 15 stolen bases in 18 attempts. The Orange, Connecticut native started his college career at New Jersey Institute of Technology and was named Baseball America’s Best Transfer in the Big East Conference upon his move to the Seton Hall Pirates.
The Dodgers’ 17th round selection landed Sam Horn, right-handed pitcher out of the University of Missouri (No. 525 overall). The 21-year-old went 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 15.0 innings (two seasons) as a Tiger. Horn was a dual-sport (football) athlete who injured his elbow in February 2023, eventually getting Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2024. In his return to the mound in April, the 6-4, 217-pound pitcher struck out 14 batters in 10.2 innings.
Los Angeles used its 555th overall pick in the 18th round to select left-handed pitcher Finn Edwards out of Iowa Western Community College. The 6-7, 215-pound righty went 3-2 with two saves in 17 appearances in a year with the Reivers. He struck out 45 batters in 34.1 innings with a 3.67 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. The native of Bend, Oregon averaged 11.80 strikeouts per nine batters.
The Dodgers selected switch-hitting, right-handed catcher Anson Aroz from the University of Oregon for the 585th overall pick in the 19th round. The 5-11, 195-pounder started 57 of 59 games in 2025, slashing .281/.417/.583 with 56 hits, 17 homers, 53 RBI and nine doubles. An Auburn, California native, Aroz was named to the Big Ten third All-Conference Team in 2025.
Los Angeles used the final pick (No. 615 of the 20th round) of the 2025 MLB Draft to take left-handed pitcher Shane Brinham out of Handsworth Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada. The 6-1, 177-pounder is committed to the University of Michigan. He was ranked No. 1 among southpaws and 10th overall in British Columbia. Baseball America ranked the 17-year-old 480th on their prospect list.
An updated list of the Dodgers’ selections from the 2025 First-Year Player Draft can be found using the following link: https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2025/all/team/dodgers
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