According to Tennessee Athletics, Four more Tennessee Vols were selected on day two of the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday, giving them an NCAA-best eight total draft picks through the first 10 rounds.
The Volunteers’ eight picks are the program’s most ever through 10 rounds and are tied for the second most in any single draft with the 2023 and 1992 teams.
Three of the four Tennessee players drafted on Monday afternoon were pitchers as Drew Beam (Third Round – Kansas City Royals), AJ Causey (Fifth Round – Kansas City Royals) and Aaron Combs (Eighth Round – Chicago White Sox) were all taken to mark the fourth consecutive non-COVID year draft that the Vols have had at least three pitchers selected.
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Kavares Tears was the other Vol picked on Monday, going in the fourth round to the San Diego Padres.