The 2026 MLB Draft was completed Sunday evening, with 681 players from around the United States being selected by the league's 30 franchises.
More than a dozen of these draftees have connections to Connecticut, ranging from Nutmeg State natives, local college stars and alums of the state's various collegiate summer league teams. Here's a look at all 13 players with Connecticut ties selected in this year's draft.
Ryan Oshinskie (Fairfield) - No. 192 overall:
Oshinskie is the highest-drafted Connecticut native in this year's draft, heading to the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round to cap off an impressive rise from the Ivy League to the show. The 6-foot-3 righthander grew up in Stamford and starred at nearby Fairfield Prep, earning a pair of All-Southern Connecticut Conference selections.
The Brewers took a chance on Oshinskie even though the 20-year-old missed his entire 2026 college season at Brown due to injury, convinced by a stellar season in the Cape Cod Baseball League the previous summer. Oshinskie posted a superb 1.93 ERA across 13 appearances with the Orleans Firebirds, falling just short of the 1.20 mark he reached in the 2024 summer with the NECBL's Bristol Blues.
More than a dozen of these draftees have connections to Connecticut, ranging from Nutmeg State natives, local college stars and alums of the state's various collegiate summer league teams. Here's a look at all 13 players with Connecticut ties selected in this year's draft.
Ryan Oshinskie (Fairfield) - No. 192 overall:
Oshinskie is the highest-drafted Connecticut native in this year's draft, heading to the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round to cap off an impressive rise from the Ivy League to the show. The 6-foot-3 righthander grew up in Stamford and starred at nearby Fairfield Prep, earning a pair of All-Southern Connecticut Conference selections.
The Brewers took a chance on Oshinskie even though the 20-year-old missed his entire 2026 college season at Brown due to injury, convinced by a stellar season in the Cape Cod Baseball League the previous summer. Oshinskie posted a superb 1.93 ERA across 13 appearances with the Orleans Firebirds, falling just short of the 1.20 mark he reached in the 2024 summer with the NECBL's Bristol Blues.
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