Vanderbilt had three current players taken in the first three rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft, the most since 2016. Vanderbilt baseball saw three current players and four signees selected on the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft.

RJ Austin of Vanderbilt baseball was selected in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles on July 13. Austin was seen as a potential draft prospect out of high school in 2022, but he withdrew from selection to come to Vanderbilt.

The wait for the Milwaukee Brewers to select a pitcher with some elite under-the-hood pitch characteristics wasn't very long. With their third pick of the draft and No. 59 overall, the Brewers took Vanderbilt left-hander JD Thompson,