TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- Alabama’s Kade Snell and Richie Bonomolo Jr. were each selected on the second and final day of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.

Snell (151^st overall I Chicago Cubs) heard his name called in the fifth round while Bonomolo Jr. (224^th overall I New York Yankees) was selected in the seventh round. The outfield duo joins first-rounder Riley Quick (36^th overall I Minnesota Twins) to encompass the Crimson Tide’s three draftees over the two-day event.

Alabama in the MLB Draft

• The Crimson Tide finished with three total players drafted during the 2025 MLB Draft, marking nine total draftees in head coach Rob Vaughn‘s first two seasons at the Capstone
• Snell is the first Crimson Tide player to be drafted by the Chicago Cubs since Colton Freeman (20^th round) in 2016, and is the 10^th player in program history to be picked by the franchise
• Bonomolo Jr. becomes the 22^nd player in Alabama history to be selected by the New York Yankees, and is the first since Ben Hess was taken 26^th overall in 2024
• Following the picks of Quick (2025) and Hess (2024), the Crimson Tide has produced consecutive first round selections in program history
• With Monday’s selections, the Crimson Tide’s all-time draft pick total moved to 179 (168 players) since the event’s inception in 1966
• Alabama has had at least one player drafted for 47 consecutive years dating back to 1979
• The Tide has had one-or-more players selected in 54 of the 60 MLB Drafts overall
• UA has seen 73 players selected in the last 15 years
• A total of 108 players have been taken out of The University of Alabama in the last 25 drafts dating back to 2000
• Excluding the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft, Alabama has had 18 pitchers taken in the last seven drafts, including six in the top-five rounds

The 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 13 and ran through Monday, July 14. The two-day event was held in Atlanta, Ga., as part of the All-Star Game festivities and was featured on MLB.com.

Kade Snell (5^th Round | 151^st Overall | Chicago Cubs)

Outfielder, R-Senior

• Alabama’s team captain who wore the No. 3 to represent the three pillars of head coach Rob Vaughn‘s program – ownership, toughness and grit 
• Appeared in 98 games (94 starts) over two seasons with the Crimson Tide
• Owns a career .347 (125-360) average with 22 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs, 82 RBI, 72 runs scored, and 53 walks to just 36 strikeouts
• Garnered second team All-America accolades from ABCA/Rawlings and was also named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team in 2025
• Also named a First Team All-SEC outfielder by the league’s head coaches for his senior campaign
• Started 58 of the Tide’s 59 contests in his final season, posting a team-leading .363 (77-212) average with 13 doubles, a triple, 10 homers, 52 RBI, 49 runs scored and 38 walks
• Led the Tide in batting average (.363), hits (77) and on-base percentage (.464), having reached base in 53 of his 58 games
• Played in 40 games (36 starts) for the Crimson Tide in 2024, settling into the designated hitter role midway through the season
• Put together a .324 (48-148) average with nine doubles and six home runs
• Added 30 RBI, 23 runs scored, 15 walks and two hit-by-pitch
• Worked as the Tide’s primary midweek starting pitcher, going 1-0 with a 6.08 ERA (16 ER/23.2 IP) across 10 appearances (six starts)
• Spent two seasons at Wallace Community College in Dothan where he was named the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Player of the Year
• Started his career at Auburn where he did not see any action
• Graduated with a degree in human environmental sciences and was named to the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and the 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Richie Bonomolo Jr. (7^th Round | 224^th Overall | New York Yankees)

Outfielder, Junior

• An electric outfielder with exceptional on-base skills
• Started all 59 games in center field for the Crimson Tide during his lone season with the program
• Maintained a .311 (65-209) average with 17 doubles, two triples, eight homers, 53 runs scored, 52 RBI and 40 walks
• Led Alabama in walks and sacrifice flies (six) while finishing second in stolen bases (16-17), doubles, triples and sacrifice bunts
• Named to the All-SEC Tournament team for his performance over two days in Hoover, totaling four hits, including two doubles, four RBI and a stolen base
• Reached base in 53 of the Tide’s 59 contests, including each of the first 21 games of the season
• Played two seasons at Wabash Valley College in Mount Caramel, Ill.
• Earned Second Team All-America honors from Prep Baseball Report following his standout freshman campaign
• Played in 65 games as a freshman, batting .449 (102-227) with 19 doubles, three triples and seven home runs
• Also contributed 62 RBI and 83 runs scored while drawing 44 walks and stealing 43 bases in 2023
• Paced the Great Rivers Athletic Conference in stolen bases while finishing second in hits and runs, and ranking third in the league for batting average and RBI
• Named to the 2024-25 First-Year SEC Honor Roll