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2 more Texas A&M baseball players enter NCAA transfer portal, bringing total to 9 thus far

Per D1Baseball managing editor Kendall Rogers, junior shortstop Ali Camarillo and freshman left-hander Kaiden Wilson have enter the portal.

Amid the fallout of head coach Jim Schlossnagle departing Texas A&M for bitter rival Texas on Tuesday, nine Aggies have exercised their right to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Seven players initially entered the portal on Wednesday afternoon and two more have joined the group as of Wednesday evening. According to D1Baseball managing editor Kendall Rogers, junior shortstop Ali Camarillo and freshman left-handed pitcher Kaiden Wilson have followed suit.

The other seven players are freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac, outfielder Caden Sorrell and shortstop Jack Bell; sophomore outfielder Jace LaViolette, second baseman Kaeden Kent and catcher Max Kaufer; and graduate student designated-hitter Hayden Schott.

Camarillo and Schott are the only portal entrants that are eligible for the 2024 MLB draft in July. Junior OF Braden Montgomery is likely to be drafted in the top 10 despite suffering a season-ending injury in the super regionals.

Amid the transfer madness on Wednesday, Montgomery’s mom Gretchen shared words of wisdom on her private X account.

“Don’t freak out about the transfer portal!! The players have to protect themselves — A&M doesn’t have a coach or staff,” she stated. “Most will get in the portal but can still stay. They will get NIL!! But nobody has more $ than A&M. Most will come back with a STRONG HIRE! Email the AD!”

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7 Texas A&M baseball players have entered the transfer portal

Texas A&M see fan favorites hit the transfer portal after the news of Jim Schlossnagle taking the job at Texas

The fallout continues after the news broke that Jim Schlossnalge would take the vacant head coaching position at Texas. As of early Tuesday afternoon, six Texas A&M players have entered the college baseball transfer portal. Since there is a coaching change, Aggie players will have 30 days to enter no matter when the portal closes for everyone else.

Below you can see the first group of Aggies to enter the portal via Carter Karels of 274 Sports

As fans, it can be tough to see players you have grown to appreciate being a part of the Aggie family move on, but in the current landscape player movement is commonplace and should be expected.

Joining the six mentioned players are sophomore Caden Sorrell, who hit .275, 11 home runs and 43 RBIs during his freshman campaign.

With that said, we still want to wish all of the transfers good luck wherever they end up and hold out some hope they will reconsider after the new coach is announced.

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