Nunez and Quartet of Gaucho Pitchers Drafted on Day Two
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� UC Santa Barbara Baseball’s pathway to the pros continued as the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft concluded on Sunday, with five Gauchos hearing their names called. Cole Tryba and Corey Nunez were both selected by the Chicago Cubs, Calvin Proskey by the Cincinnati Reds, Nathan Aceves by the Athletics and AJ Krodel by the New York Mets. Those five draftees bring UC Santa Barbara’s total up to 76 MLB Draft Picks under head coach Andrew Checketts . The Cubs picked the first of their Gauchos in the seventh round, using the 217 th overall pick on Santa Barbara’s…
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