Area Baseball Players Picked In 2023 MLB Draft

Jul 13, 2023 9:12 AM Save

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Belleville East graduate Zander Mueth throws in a game at home against the Edwardsville Tigers last season. (Photo by Brad Piros)

Zander Mueth - RHP - Belleville East High School - 67th overall (2nd round)
- Picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates

Chase Gockel, formerly an Edwardsville Tiger, played collegiately at Quincy University. (Photo courtesy Quincy Athletics)

Chase Gockel - RHP - Quincy University - 264 overall (9th round)
- Formerly an Edwardsville Tiger, Gockel was picked by the Los Angeles Angels

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Avery Owusu-Asiedu, from Waukesha, Wisconsin, watches the ball fly off his bat. (Photo courtesy SIUE Athletics)

Avery Owusu-Asiedu - OF - SIUE - 283rd overall (9th round)
- Picked by the Philadelphia Phillies

Brennan Orr takes off from home plate after making contact. (Photo by Scott Kane - SIUE Athletics)

Brennan Orf - OF - SIUE - 394th overall (13th round)
- Picked up by the Toronto Blue Jays

Dominic Voegele throws in a Class 2A Regional Championship game against the Father McGivney Griffins last season. (Photo by Brad Piros)

Dominic Voegele - RHP - Columbia High School - 595th overall (20th round)
- Picked up by the Arizona Diamondbacks

Collin Baumgartner played his first three collegiate seasons at SIUE before transferring to Kansas. (Photo courtesy of SIUE Athletics)

Collin Baumgartner - RHP - Kansas University - Non-Drafteed Free Agent
- Picked up by the Colorado Rockies, the former Southwestern Piasa Bird began his college career at SIUE before finishing it out at Kansas.

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