​When James Guyette’s big league moment arrived Sunday morning, he couldn’t wait for the mall to open.Drafted in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres, the Newbury Park High graduate was one of the first customers of the day at the Lids store at the Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFor the record, his first Padres hat is sized 7 3/8.“I had to get one, at least,” Guyette said.The Kansas State junior, drafted 157th overall, was the first of three local right-handed pitchers selected by Major League teams over the two-day draft.Newbury Park’s James Guyette, shown pitching for Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament, was selected in the fifth round by the San Diego Padres in the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday, July 12.UC Irvine junior Trevor Hansen, a Royal High graduate, was picked in the ninth round by the Los Angeles Angels.USC commit Dusty Dunwoody, The Star’s Baseball Player of the Year this spring as a Royal High senior, was drafted in the 15th round by the Detroit Tigers.Hansen knows he’s not the first Simi Valley product to be drafted by the Angels. He was part of the UC Irvine team that was playing at Long Beach State the day Jered Weaver’s number was retired.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe was excited to also be drafted by a Southern California team.“I’m really happy it happened that way,” Hansen said. “I went to Irvine because I was far enough away to get the college experience of living on my own, but I was still an hour and a half away. My parents could come to all my home games. This sort of feels like the same thing.”Trevor HansenHansen followed the draft at home in Simi Valley, surrounded by friends and family, including some former Royal High teammates.Hansen said he was looking forward to playing golf in Arizona with Guyette, his former travel ball teammate. Both the Angels and Padres have spring training homes in Arizona.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHansen and Dunwoody, who are both represented by PSI Sports, prepared for the draft together.Dunwoody is the second local to be drafted by the Tigers in three years, joining former Moorpark High infielder John Peck.Guyette, who is represented by VaynerSports, laughed when he recounted his predraft experience, which included meeting with most major league teams.The Padres, conversely, were one of the few teams with which he didn’t meet.“I thought that was funny that they were the one that came calling,” Guyette said.Royal High senior pitcher Dusty Dunwoody is The Star’s Baseball Player of the Year for 2026.He’s looking forward to getting to work on his development with the Padres.“I feel like there’s always way I could be better,” Guyette said.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGuyette turned himself into a prospect over the past few seasons. He dropped his release to three quarters and found success as a two-pitch reliever. After leading the team in relief appearanc