IRVING, Texas – Nine student-athletes who played in the American Athletic Conference in the 2023 season were selected in the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft over the course of three days July 9-11 in Seattle, Washington.
 
The American’s Player of the Year, Wichita State’s Brock Rodden, was first off the board in the fifth round (160th overall) to Seattle. UCF’s Ben McCabe (262 – Colorado) and Memphis’ Dalton Fowler (273 – Tampa Bay), the conference’s Pitcher of the Year, were taken in the ninth round on Monday.
 
East Carolina’s Josh Grosz was the first player from The American taken on Tuesday, going in the 11th round (342nd overall) to the New York Yankees. Houston’s Josh Ekness (12th round, 353, Miami) and Zach Arnold (14th round, 433, Philadelphia) were the next two taken. Dylan Carmouche of Tulane went 450th overall in the 15th round to San Francisco, while East Carolina’s Tyler Bradt went in the 16th round (485th overall) to St. Louis. Dalton Kendrick of Memphis was the last player from The American taken, going 534th overall in the 18th round to the Los Angeles Angels.
 
 
American Athletic Conference Players Chosen in the 2023 MLB Draft

Round	Overall	Player	Pos	School	MLB Team
5	160	Brock Rodden	SS	Wichita State	Seattle Mariners
9	262	Ben McCabe	C	UCF	Colorado Rockies
9	273	Dalton Fowler	P	Memphis	Tampa Bay Rays
11	342	Josh Grosz	P	East Carolina	New York Yankees
12	353	Josh Ekness	P	Houston	Miami Marlins
14	433	Zach Arnold	SS	Houston	Philadelphia Phillies
15	450	Dylan Carmouche	P	Tulane	San Francisco Giants
16	485	Tyler Bradt	P	East Carolina	St. Louis Cardinals
18	534	Dalton Kendrick	P	Memphis	Los Angeles Angles