Dylan Dreiling Explained

Dylan Dreiling
Team:Texas Rangers
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:17 April 2003
Birth Place:Hays, Kansas, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat3label:Runs batted in
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Dylan Matthew Dreiling (born April 17, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Amateur career

Dreiling attended Hays High School in Hays, Kansas, and played for the school's baseball team.[1] In 2022, his senior year, the Kansas Baseball Coaches Association named him the player of the year for Kansas in Class 5A.[2]

Dreiling attended the University of Tennessee and plays college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. In 2024, Dreiling was named to the All-Southeastern Conference's first team.[3] The Volunteers won the 2024 College World Series and Dreiling, who hit home runs in each of the three games of the final series, was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[4] [5]

Professional career

The Texas Rangers selected Dreiling in the second round, with the 65th overall selection, of the 2024 MLB draft.[6] He signed with Texas on July 24, 2024, for a $1,287,600 signing bonus.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peterson Jr. . Rickie . May 17, 2022 . Tennessee signee Dylan Dreiling fights through injuries to produce prolific senior season at Hays High . June 26, 2024 . KSHSAA Covered.
  2. Web site: Eldridge . Taylor . June 4, 2022 . Who the coaches voted on the 2022 Kansas high school baseball all-class state teams . June 26, 2024 . Kansas.com.
  3. Web site: Chapman . Hailey . May 22, 2024 . Dreiling wins SEC honor . June 26, 2024 . Hays Daily News.
  4. Web site: Gray . Nick . June 24, 2024 . Tennessee baseball OF Dylan Dreiling named College World Series Most Outstanding Player . June 26, 2024 . Knoxville News Sentinel.
  5. Web site: Cano . Jesús . June 23, 2024 . Dreiling, Moore power Vols to first Men's College World Series crown . June 26, 2024 . MLB.com.
  6. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2024/07/14/dylan-dreiling-texas-rangers-mlb-draft-2024-tennessee-baseball/74312317007/
  7. Web site: Landry . Kennedi . July 24, 2024 . 1st-round pick Moore among Rangers' Draft signings . 2024-07-25 . MLB.com.