In the fourth round of the 2020 MLB draft, the Orioles selected a high schooler out of Coral Springs, Florida, who had been committed to the University of Florida.

The next two years, he missed time due to back spasms and a knee injury. At first glance, it could seem like it was another high school kid destined to linger in the minor leagues.

But Coby Mayo, who earned the 2024 International League Top MLB Prospect Award and recently hit his first long ball in a late June series against the Rays, is an example of how the Orioles can turn Day Two draftees into major league players.

After making seven selections on the first day of the draft, Baltimore now starts the final rounds of the 2025 MLB draft with the hope of finding another late-round star.

The Orioles will have the No. 19 pick in rounds 4-20, positioned behind the Diamondbacks and ahead of the Brewers. Baltimore entered the draft with the largest bonus pool of $19.145 million, the highest total since the bonus pool era in the MLB draft began in 2012.

Baltimore started their Day 1 class by grabbing Auburn’s Ike Irish with its first pick, as well as Coastal Carolina’s Caden Bodine and part-time baseball player, part-time music producer Slater “Lil Slayyy” de Brun.

“We’re thrilled with the talent we got,” said Matt Blood, vice president of player development and domestic scouting. “We feel like we got a bunch of players that we really like, bunch of players that we weren’t expecting to get access to, and just having that many picks on Day One gives you the ability to capitalize whenever these things happen. We’re just really over the moon with the hall that we were able to get today.”

Follow along for notes and analysis for the Orioles’ second day of the MLB draft.

Round 4, 124th overall: Colin Yeaman, University of California - Irvine, SS

Yeaman batted .336 and slugged .591 this year as a shortstop at UC Irvine, where he also knocked 16 doubles and 13 home runs. He reads fastballs well, but the righty could use some improvement in hitting secondary pitches, according to Baseball America.

His JUCO years at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, are equally as telling: over a .400 batting average. Since his transition between Division I and JUCO went as well as it did, there’s good reason to hope the 21-year-old’s transition will be seamless to a Low-A or High-A affiliate team.

Round 5, 154th overall: Jaiden Lo Re, Corona Del Sol HS (Tempe, Arizona), SS

Lo Re, a 5-foot-11 shortstop out of Tempe, Arizona, committed to BYU before the Orioles selected him in the fifth round. According to his MaxPreps page, the right-handed hitter batted .418 across 124 plate appearances with four homers and 14 doubles as a senior. With a walk-off base hit, Lo Re helped Corona Del Sol High School end its season with a state championship.

He played on the 12U USA National Team in 2019, appearing in six games, four of them starts. He had a solid 60-yard dash of 6.89, but like most 18-year-olds, there’s always room for growth and improvement.

Baseball America ranked him as the 413th best prospect in this draft class. “He doesn’t miss frequently and can put the barrel on the ball with a chance for an average hit tool, though his raw power is just fringy,” the site wrote.

Round 6, 184th overall: Caden Hunter, USC (CA), LHP

After two fairly strong years at Sierra Junior College in California, Hunter transferred to USC and ended his season with a 5.50 ERA across 70 1/3 innings. He gave up 12 homers and walked 36 batters.

The University of Southern California and Hunter advanced to the regional final in this year’s NCAA postseason, but they eventually fell to No. 8 Oregon State in a two-game sweep.

The 21-year-old’s fastball peaks at 97 mph, and he mixes it with a slider and a changeup, according to Baseball America. His control of his secondary pitches could use some improvement to increase his strike rate. MLB ranked the southpaw as the 149th prospect in the draft.

Round 7, 214th overall: Hunter Allen, Ashland University, RHP

Allen has shown a good ability to adapt to change. He worked his way up from Owens Community College in Wood County, Ohio. Allen spent two years there, and finished his freshman season with a 2.93 ERA.

He transferred to Ashland University in 2024, where his ERA skyrocketed to 6.30 ERA over 20 innings as a reliever. After two games in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, he bounced back, dropping his ERA to 3.96 through 61 1/3 innings in 12 starts with Ashland.

To his credit, the righty has never given up many home runs, giving up three across his junior and senior years at Ashland.

Round 8, 244th overall: Kailen Hamson, University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky), LHP

It’s the first international player for the Orioles this year, and it comes in the form of Aussie Kailen Hamson. After a 5.88 ERA junior season, he turned his senior year around.

This season, he had a 2.72 ERA across 82 2/3 innings. With a near-perfect 11-1 record, he gave up 30 walks while striking out 127 batters. Hamson was named to the NAIA Second Team All-American in June and also earned 2025 Mid-South Conference Pitcher of the Year honors.

Round 9, 274th overall: Cam Lee, Mineral Area College (Missouri), OF

A quick glimpse at Lee’s junior college stats shows an impressive resume. He batted .444 with a .498 on-base percentage. He recorded an .800 slugging percentage with 13 long balls. Lee’s best asset, though, is his speed. He tallied 15 doubles and five triples in addition to 32 stolen bases.

While it’s easy to brush off his numbers as just another JUCO outlier, Lee’s season was “one of the more impressive offensive seasons in junior college in 2025,” according to Baseball America. Another good sign: Lee was given NJCAA First Team All-American honors.

Round 10, 304th overall: Dalton Neuschwander, University of West Florida, RHP

Neuschwander started his baseball journey at Coastal Alabama South, a junior college in Alabama. He transferred to the University of West Florida, a Division II school, for the next three years. After he boasted a 1.87 ERA in 2023, Neuschwander‘s ERA bumped up to 3.70 ERA in his junior year.

He was able to bring it down this season to a 2.42, giving up only three home runs. He walked 14 and struck out 80 batters across 81 2/3 innings. Neuschwander and the Argonauts advanced to the NCAA DII Super Regional, where they were eliminated by the No. 1 University of Tampa Spartans.

Round 11, 334th overall: Holden deJong, New Jersey Institute of Technology, LHP

DeJong’s stats have been steadily improving since he started in collegiate ball, bringing a 6.95 ERA in his freshman year down to a 3.41 ERA in his junior season. The catch? A season-ending injury in March after a game against Maryland’s own UMBC.

It’s hard to say if his ERA would have been lower if he had played an equal amount of innings to the year prior (he pitched 29 innings this season compared to 62 innings in 2024). However, he did hold teams to six homers in his last full season, which could be a promising sign.

Round 12, 364th overall: Daniel Lopez, Odessa College (Texas), RHP

Lopez’s biggest accomplishment this year was his combined no-hitter in April, where he struck out 13 batters and only allowed two walks. That performance earned him the Western Junior College Athletic Conference’s Player of the Week honor.

After 49 2/3 innings pitched last season, Lopez finished with a 4.89 ERA, giving up 27 hits and striking out 81. Lopez and Odessa advanced to the NJCAA Southwest District Championship this season and lost 10-8 in a 13-inning game against New Mexico Junior College.