Jul 11, 2026 View Online We have selected OF Drew Burress with the eighth pick of the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express! Burress hit .358 with a 1.130 OPS in 2026, including 16 home runs, 49 walks, and just 43 strikeouts. In his three-year career at Georgia Tech, he hit .357 with a 1.204 OPS with 60 home runs and more walks (160) than strikeouts (122) in 179 games. He was named a First-Team All American and was a Golden Spikes semi-finalist all three years of his collegiate career. He also represented Team USA in the Collegiate All-Star Series. Drew Burress Scouting Report School: Georgia Tech Birthdate: 12/05/2004 Position: OF Bats: R Throws: R Height: 5'9" Weight: 185 lbs.  Scouting Video Complete Coverage Draft Central 2026 MLB Draft Coverage Coverage of the MLB Draft continues LIVE with Day 2 on MLB.com. Live pick-by-pick streams and a searchable database of Draft-eligible players with stats, scouting reports and video highlights. More Info © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You ([email protected]) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages or purchased a ticket from athletics.com. Please add [email protected] to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from athletics.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: athletics.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Ave​nue of the Americas, New Yo​rk, NY 10020.