The Kansas City Royals added two young hitters with exciting potential in the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft.

 

KC used their two first round picks to select high school second baseman/outfielder Sean Gamble with the No. 23 overall pick, and high school shortstop Josh Hammond with the No. 28 overall pick.

 

Gamble is from Des Moines, Iowa, and played IMG Academy in Florida. He has a smooth left-handed swing, and is developing power as he matures, with a high contact rate.

 

Hammond played at Wesleyan Christian in North Carolina, and has some of the best power potential of any hitter in the class. He stands 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, and was consistently among the leaders in exit velocity among all high school hitters.

 

Additional Day 1 draft picks for Kansas City include right-handed pitcher Michael Lombardi from Tulane, left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin from Texas A&M, and right-handed pitcher Cameron Millar from Alhambra High School in California.