Pirates select prep star Seth Hernandez 6th overall
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With the sixth pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Seth Hernandez, a right-handed pitcher out of Corona High School in California.
The 18-year-old is considered the top high school arm in the 2025 class.
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Bio
Age: 18
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6-4, 190 lbs
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: Corona High School
NCAA commit: Vanderbilt
Pick value (#6): $7,558,600
Tools
- Fastball sits mid-90s, can touch 98
- 60-grade changeup
Why fans will love this player
- Big stuff, with loose delivery
- 12-6 curveball can reach 3,000-RPM range
- Compared to Hunter Greene
Things he'll need to overcome
- Needs to fill out frame
- Breaking pitches have been called "fringy to average"
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