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.
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]
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]