How fast can Gage Wood get here? The Phillies selected the University of Arkansas right-hander on Sunday night with the 26th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. It is the first time the Phils have selected a college pitcher in the first round since 2014,

For the first time since 2019, before Brian Barber took over as amateur scouting director, the Phillies used their first-round draft pick on a college player, taking right-hander Gage Wood from the University of Arkansas with the 26th overall selection Sunday night.

Gage Wood delivered one of the College World Series’ strongest pitching performances ever when he threw a 119-pitch no-hitter on June 16.  He was part of a different kind of history when the Phillies selected him 26th during Sunday’s 2025 MLB Draft — the first of three pitchers the club took,