Angels News Jul 13, 2026 View Online In the first round, the Angels selected OF Jared Grindlinger (above) with the 12th overall selection. Angels make 16 selections on second day of 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft The Angels made 16 selections during the second day of the 2026 First-Year Player Draft. Overall, the Angels picks consisted of 17 college players and three high school players, with eight pitchers, two catchers, five infielders, and five outfielders selected. Additionally, the Angels selected eight players originally from California throughout the Draft. In the fifth round (141st overall), the Angels selected SS Jaxon Willits from the University of Oklahoma. Willits led Oklahoma to their third national championship in school history after hitting .313 (73/233) with 38 runs scored, 20 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 55 RBI, six stolen bases, and a .922 OPS in 64 games. Willits also set a program record with 13 hits in the College World Series, and was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player for his efforts. Willits is the son of MLB veteran Reggie Willits, who spent six seasons with the Angels from 2006 to 2011, and is the brother of Nationals prospect Eli Willits. Complete Coverage Draft Central  Draft Tracker  2026 Angels Draft Picks  Shop Round #1 JARED GRINDLINGER Huntington Beach HS (CA) Scouting Video » Round #2 JARREN ADVINCULA Georgia Tech (GA) Scouting Video » Round #3 GAVIN GRAHOVAC Texas A&M (TX) Scouting Video » Round #4 RYLAN LUJO Georgia (GA) Scouting Video » Round #5 JAXON WILLITS Oklahoma (OK) Scouting Video » Round #6 JUSTIN BYRD Georgia (GA) Round #7 RYAN HETZLER Auburn (AL) Round #8 GARRETT WRIGHT Tennessee (TN) Round #9 TREVOR HANSEN University of California - Irvine (CA) Round #10 LUC RISING Northeastern (MA) Round #11 ADAM AGRESTI St. John's (NY) Round #12 JACOB SAMMIS Glynn Academy (GA) Round #13 JAKE LONG Utah (UT) Round #14 TATE MCGUIRE Arkansas (AR) Round #15 CAMERON JACKSON Georgia Premier HS (GA) Round #16 ROBERT ORLOSKI Texas-San Antonio (TX) Round #17 TJ GRINES Tennesse-Martin (TN) Round #18 GREYSON CHAPPEL Central Missouri (MO) Round #19 JACK SALMON U Nevada Las Vegas (NV) Round #20 JAKE JACKSON San Diego State (CA) © 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 angels.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 angels.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: angels.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Ave​nue of the Americas, New Yo​rk, NY 10020.