​With more than half a dozen top-300 prospects slated to appear in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, along with several others expected to be selected across the 20-round event, the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers will have strong representation among this year’s draftees. The opening four rounds are scheduled for Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Rounds 5 through 20 will be broadcast on MLB.com and MLB Network from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. The first 10 picks will be shown on NBC and Peacock, while the remaining first-day selections will air on MLB Network and MLB.com. With players such as Oregon State’s Ethan Kleinschmit and Eric Segura and Oregon’s Ryan Cooney and Cal Scolari anticipated to hear their names called over the two-day draft, alongside draftable high school commitments, this year’s event should be particularly active for athletes connected to Oregon, especially on Sunday.
Fans gathered at Autzen Stadium as the Savannah Bananas played in Eugene, Oregon, on June 27, 2026. The Beavers’ season came to a close in the Eugene Regional this spring, as Oregon defeated Oregon State in the regional final, earning Oregon a spot in the Austin Super Regional before being swept by Texas, two wins short of advancing to the Men’s College World Series. Throughout the draft, readers can follow live updates to learn which Oregon and Oregon State standouts receive opportunities with major-league clubs.
In the Eugene Regional, Oregon State pitcher Ethan Kleinschmit faced Washington State in the opening game at PK Park on May 29, 2026. The draft’s first day featured Kleinschmit’s selection by the Miami Marlins with the 52nd overall pick in the second round. A lifelong Oregonian who started at Linn-Benton Community College before transferring to Oregon State, Kleinschmit posted a 17-7 record over two seasons with the Beavers, recording a 3.64 earned run average in 32 starts. He also fanned 210 batters while issuing just 63 walks across 168 innings pitched for Oregon State.
From MLB.com’s analysis: “While he won’t overwhelm anyone with pure stuff, he compensates with movement and feel for pitching… He has good rotation and depth with an upper-70s slurvy slider complemented by a decent feel and deception with his low-80s changeup.” The draft continues to shape the futures of these notable players, as Oregon’s Cal Scolari and Ryan Cooney, along with Oregon State’s Ethan Kleinschmit and Eric Segura, are among those whose names will likely be called by major-league clubs over the two-day event.
A note for readers seeking more insight: Alec Dietz reports on University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard and can be reached at adietz@registerguard.com. This overview originally appeared on the Register-Guard’s coverage of which Oregon and Oregon State players were selected in the MLB Draft, and this rewrite aims to provide broader context and up-to-date details on the event’s schedule and notable prospects for SEO and reader clarity.