This post was updated July 12 at 10:28 p.m.
UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten, following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

One of the Bruins’ best home-run hitters is on his way to the next level.
Center fielder Will Gasparino was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round with the No.

The Bruin who manned the hot corner for the last two seasons is on his way to play professional baseball. 
Third baseman Roman Martin was selected by the Athletics in the fourth round with the No.

The Bruins’ RBI machine is on his way to play professional baseball.
First baseman Mulivai Levu was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in Competitive Balance Round B with the No.

Right-hander Logan Reddemann was selected with the 38th pick in the second round of the 2026 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. 
The junior exploded onto the draft scene after transferring to UCLA from San Diego, where he played his first two seasons of collegiate baseball and was selected to the All-WCC First Team twice. 
Reddemann captured the Bruins’ Friday night starter role before the season began.

This post was updated July 12 at 10:19 p.m.
UCLA baseball already had a shortstop wearing jersey No. 1 when Roch Cholowsky arrived in Westwood as a freshman in the fall of 2023.

The 20-round 2026 MLB Draft will take place Saturday and Sunday. UCLA baseball boasts 23 players who could be selected in the First-Year Player Draft, meeting the draft’s eligibility requirement of being at least 21 or spending at least three seasons at a four-year university.