The 2022 Major League Baseball first-year player draft is taking place July 17–19 in Los Angeles, California.
The MLB draft is 20 rounds. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello served as a Major League Baseball Network analyst during the first round.
Redshirt sophomore second baseman Jorel Ortega was selected in the sixth round (No. 174 overall) Monday.
The 6-foot, 194-pound Ortega appeared in 66 games during the 2022 season at Tennessee. He recorded 18 home runs, 61 RBIs, 57 runs, 76 hits, 20 doubles, four triples, 25 walks and three stolen bases in 2022.
Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division for the second consecutive season, the league regular season and tournament championships in 2022.
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