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Ole Miss infielder Luke Hill selected by the Cleveland Guardians in 2025 MLB Draft

11by: Jake Thompson07/14/25JakeThompsonOn3
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Ole Miss Rebels' Luke Hill (7) controls a ground ball as Ole Miss Rebels take on Vanderbilt Commodores during the SEC baseball tournament championship game at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Mandatory credit: © Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The second Ole Miss player is off the board in this year’s MLB Draft and it was one that was expected to hear his name called early.

Infielder Luke Hill was drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in the fourth round as the 98th overall pick. The spot has a slot value of $561,400.

Along with reliever Mason Morris, Hill was the second Ole Miss player expected to be gone with high draft selections and making it an easy decision to start their professional careers.

Morris was taken by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round as the 83rd overall pick on Sunday.

In his second season as a Rebel Hill led the team with a .336 batting average and with his 82 hits. The third baseman finished 2025 with 40 runs batted in, eight home runs, nine doubles and a pair of triples.

Transferring in from Arizona State ahead of the 2024 season Hill became a cornerstone of Ole Miss, manning the hot corner in his final year. He helped get the Rebels back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since winning the national title in 2022 and hosted a regional for the first time in four years.

“From the beginning we were doubted,” Hill said last month. “There was no expectations form the outside perspective for this team. This team at the end of the day put their head down and went to work. I’ve never been around a group of guys that are so committed to their craft and so committed to their time and being here and wanted to perform for a great community.”

Ole Miss also saw its first high school signee selected in shortstop Coy James. The Washington Nationals drafted James in the fifth round as the 142nd overall pick. The slot value is $508,900 and that might be enough for James to opt to not stay in Oxford and start his professional career.

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