If you’re right-handed and make a living throwing from a mound, you had a seemingly good chance of hearing your name called during Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. There were a total of 13 players taken duri

Fifteen players were selected during the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, per MLB.com's Joe Trezza. Of those players, Trezza noted the White Sox's Shane Smith, Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks and Toronto Blue Jays' Angel Bastardo were the only ones to stay with their club for the entirety of the 2025 season.

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It's that time of year again. It's time for Rule 5. There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 soun

Players are eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they have not been placed on their club's 40-man roster after four or five years in the organization, depending on whether they were 18 and younger or 19 and older at the time of signing.

The 2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft will take place Wednesday, with players who were drafted age 19 or older and have been in pro ball for four seasons or more, and are not on a pro roster, are eligible to be picked by a new team.

In the minor league phase, the Astros selected right-hander Trey McLoughlin from the Mets. The 26-year-old spent 2025 in Double-A, posting a 3.91 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 23 innings out of the bullpen. He profiles as another relief option the Astros can plug into Corpus Christi or Sugar Land to add depth to their pitching staff.

While everyone was focused on what Paul Toboni would do when it came to the Washington Nationals' major league roster, he was also facing a huge challenge down

The New York Yankees added two players in the Triple-A phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft, selecting right-handed pitcher Hansel Rincon in the first round from the Milwaukee Brewers and catcher Abrahan Gutierrez in the second round from the Athletics.

In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dig into a pivotal week for the Kansas City Royals and Major League Baseball.