At least 25 Italian American players were selected by 16 teams in the 2023 MLB Draft.

Good luck to these players as they begin their professional careers.

Note: This list only features players with Italian surnames but does not consider all players who have mothers with Italian ancestry. IABF does not have a method to track this data.

NAME – ROUND – PICK – SCHOOL

Ralphy Velazquez – 1 – 23 – Guardians, Huntington Beach, HS (CA); mother’s maiden name is DeLuca

Jonny Farmelo – PPI – 29 – Mariners, Westfield HS (VA)

Nazzan Zanetello – 2nd – 50 – Red Sox, Christian Brothers HS (MO)

Eric Bitonti – 3rd – 87 – Brewers, Aquinas HS (CA)

Roc Riggio – 4th – 128 – Yankees – OK State

Michael Carico – 5th – 149 – Cubs – Davidson

Joe Vetrano – 5th – 163 – Dodgers – Boston College

Jake DeLeo – 6th – 172 – Marlins – Georgia Tech

Camden Minacci – 6th – 173 – Angels – Wake Forest

Dom Pitelli – 7th – 198 – Reds – Miami

Cole Fontenelle – 7th – 204 – Angels – TCU

Ryan Bruno – 7th – 205 – DBacks – Stanford

Mark Manfredi – 9th – 272 – Brewers – Dayton

Nick Lorusso – 9th – 276 – Mets – Maryland

Chris Barraza – 10th – 294 – Angels – Arizona

Sam Mongelli – 10th – 310 – Dodgers – Sacred Heart

Paul Bonzagni – 12th – 351 – Rangers – Southern Illinois

Paulshawn Pasqualotto – 12th – 357 – Twins – Cal

John Valle – 14th – 426 – Mets – Jefferson HS (FL)

Jake Zitella – 16th – 486 – Mets – St. Charles East HS (IL)

Caleb Cali – 16th – 487 – Mariners – Arkansas

Luke Russo – 16h – 493 – Phillies – Eastern Michigan

Merrick Baldo – 17th – 495 – Nationals – Loyola Marymount

Peyton Stumbo – 20th -587 – Pirates – Nevada

Ryan Ignoffo – 20th – 593 – Marlins – Eastern Illinois