The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with all 20 selections from the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, including first-round pick (10th overall) shortstop Billy Carlson and three undrafted free agents.
Carlson, 18, is rated by MLB.com as the №7 overall prospect and №4 infielder in the draft class. He batted .365/.517/.647 (31–85) with four doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, 33 runs scored and a 1.164 OPS over 31 games with Corona (Calif.) High School this season. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Carlson was named by Perfect Game as the top defensive player in the 2025 class and ranked third overall in its Top 100 national rankings.
Following is a list of the White Sox 2025 draft selections and undrafted free agents who have signed:
- 1 Billy Carlson — SS — Corona (Calif.) High School
- 2 Jaden Fauske — OF — Nazareth Academy (La Grange Park, Ill.)
- 3 Kyle Lodise — SS — Georgia Tech University (Brunswick, Ga.)
- 4 Landon Hodge — C — Crespi Carmelite High School (Encino, Calif.)
- 5 Gabe Davis — RHP — Oklahoma State University (Choctaw, Okla.)
- 6 Colby Shelton — SS — University of Florida (Lexington, S.C.)
- 7 Anthony DePino — 3B — University of Rhode Island (Madison, Conn.)
- 8 Blaine Wynk — RHP — Ohio State University (Miamisburg, Ohio)
- 9 Riley Eikhoff — RHP — Coastal Carolina University (Bristow, Va.)
- 10 Daniel Wright — RHP — University of Iowa (Sioux City, Iowa)
- 11 Matthew Boughton — SS — Covenant Christian Academy (Colleyville, Texas)
- 12 Ely Brown — OF — Mercer University (Savannah, Ga.)
- 13 Rylan Galvan — C — University of Texas (Sinton, Texas)
- 14 Max Banks — RHP — University of Washington (San Francsico, Calif.)
- 15 Caedmon Parker — RHP — Texas Christian University (Montgomery, Texas)
- 16 Kaleb Freeman — OF — Georgia State University (Flowery Branch, Ga.)
- 17 Derek Cerda — OF — University of Kansas (Santiago, D.R.)
- 18 Landen Payne — RHP — University of Southern Mississippi (Ocean Springs, Miss.)
- 19 Nick Weyrich — RHP — Marshall University (London, Ohio)
- 20 Andrew Sentlinger — LHP — Virginia Tech University (Charlotte, N.C.)
- UDFA Jackson Nove — LHP — University of Kentucky (Fairfax, Iowa)
- UDFA James Taussig — OF — University of Texas at San Antonio (New York City, N.Y.)
- UDFA Steven Lancia — C — University of Texas Rio Grande Vally (San Diego, Calif.)
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