2025 MLB Draft: Alabama's Snell, Bonomolo selected on Day 2
Alabama’s Kade Snell and Richie Bonomolo Jr. were each selected on the second and final day of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
Snell (151st overall I Chicago Cubs) heard his name called in the fifth round while Bonomolo Jr. (224th overall I New York Yankees) was selected in the seventh round. The outfield duo joins first-rounder Riley Quick (36th overall I Minnesota Twins) to encompass the Crimson Tide’s three draftees over the two-day event.
Alabama in the MLB Draft
- The Crimson Tide finished with three total players drafted during the 2025 MLB Draft, marking nine total draftees in head coach Rob Vaughn’s first two seasons at the Capstone
- Snell is the first Crimson Tide player to be drafted by the Chicago Cubs since Colton Freeman (20th round) in 2016, and is the 10th player in program history to be picked by the franchise
- Bonomolo Jr. becomes the 22nd player in Alabama history to be selected by the New York Yankees, and is the first since Ben Hess was taken 26th overall in 2024
- Following the picks of Quick (2025) and Hess (2024), the Crimson Tide has produced consecutive first-round selections in program history
- With Monday’s selections, the Crimson Tide’s all-time draft pick total moved to 179 (168 players) since the event’s inception in 1966
- Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 47 consecutive years, dating back to 1979
- The Tide has had one or more players selected in 54 of the 60 MLB Drafts overall
- UA has seen 73 players selected in the last 15 years
- A total of 108 players have been taken out of the University of Alabama in the last 25 drafts dating back to 2000
- Excluding the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft, Alabama has had 18 pitchers taken in the last seven drafts, including six in the top-five rounds
The 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 13, and ran through Monday, July 14. The two-day event was held in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the All-Star Game festivities and was featured on MLB.com.
All players that have remaining eligibility are able to return to the University to continue their careers at Alabama if they elect to not sign a professional contract.
*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.
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