ATLANTA – Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello will once again serve as a guest analyst for the MLB Network during its coverage of the first day of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday night.
Vitello was also a part of the MLB Network’s televised draft coverage in 2022 and 2024.
Night one of this year’s draft and broadcast will take place live from the Coca-Cola Roxy in The Battery outside of Truist Park in Atlanta to kick off the MLB’s All-Star week festivities.
The MLB Network will have full coverage of the first three rounds of the draft on Sunday night, with coverage slated to begin at 6 p.m. ET.
Another large number of Volunteers are expected to be selected in this year’s draft after having a NCAA-leading 36 players chosen since 2020.
Under Vitello, UT has had 43 players drafted since 2018, averaging just over six picks per year, and has produced at least seven selections in each of the last four drafts, including a program record 10 in 2022, eight in 2024 and eight in 2023.
Tennessee is among the nation’s leaders in total draft prospects and is expected to have double-digit players selected, including a handful of players picked in the early rounds. Lefthanded pitcher Liam Doyle and infielder Gavin Kilen are both likely to go in the first half of the opening round while corner infielder Andrew Fischer has also been consistently listed as a potential first-round pick in mock drafts.
Other Vols that are expected to or have the potential to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft include pitchers Marcus Phillips, AJ Russell, Nate Snead, Tanner Franklin and Brandon Arvidson, along with position players Dean Curley, Reese Chapman, Cannon Peebles, Dalton Bargo and Hunter Ensley.
UT boasts nine current players that are ranked among the top 250 prospects according to MLB.com, including six in the top 70. The MLB’s 2025 prospect rankings can be seen HERE.
For the most up-to-date information on this year’s MLB Draft, follow Tennessee Baseball on social media (@Vol_Baseball on X / Instagram and Tennessee Baseball on Facebook). Fans can also follow each pick with the MLB Draft Tracker.
2025 MLB Draft Coverage Info
Sunday, July 13: Rounds 1-3 | MLB Network/ESPN (6 p.m. ET)
Monday, July 14: Rounds 4-20 | MLB.com (11:30 a.m. ET)
