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For players with ties to high schools across the Old Line State, the 2021 MLB draft will go down as one of the best in history. The change to just 20 rounds this year has made that much harder to hear ones named called and in looking back through history; since 1987 when the "Rule 4" or MLB Amateur Draft was consolidated into just one draft/phase, this year marks just the fourth time at least eight players were selected in the top 20 rounds. Eight players with ties to Maryland high schools were also selected inside the the top 20 rounds in 1987 and 2005 while the record for the most players drafted inside the top 20 rounds with roots to high schools across the state was set in 1994 when 11 players were selected. 

Furthermore historically speaking, Jackson Merrill became the 44th player from the state of Maryland selected in the first round and first taken in the first round since 2007 when Brett Cecil was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays out of the University of Maryland with the 38th pick overall in the Supplemental First Round. He is also the highest selected player from the state of Maryland coming out of high school since 2021 when Mount St. Joseph's Gavin Floyd was selected in the first round with the fourth overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies. 

Note: We have also included players selected from Delaware as well as any free-agent signings to this list. Each highlighted player's name is linked to their MILB player profile so you can follow how they are doing currently and in the future. Those not linked do not have MILB player profiles yet so we will continue to update this page. 

Round (Pick)	Name	High School	Position	Grad Year	College (Commitment)	MLB Team
1 (27)	Jackson Merrill	Severna Park	SS	2021	(Kentucky)	San Diego Padres
2 (60)	Zach Gelof	Cape Henlopen (DE)	3B	2018	Virginia	Oakland Athletics
3 (89)	Jose Torres	Calvert Hall	SS	2019	NC State	Cincinnati Reds
3 (101)	Peter Heubeck	Gilman	RHP	2021	(Wake Forest)	Los Angeles Dodgers
12 (351)	Mason Albright	Catoctin / IMG Academy (FL)	LHP	2021	(Virginia Tech)	Los Angeles Angels
12 (354)	Corey Rosier	Riverdale Baptist	OF	2018	Chipola JC / UNC Greensboro	Seattle Mariners
13 (385)	Jared Carr	Saint James	OF	2017	Shepherd	Philadephia Phillies
13 (398)	Aaron Holiday	Caravel Academy (DE)	RHP	2018	Old Dominion	Oakland Athletics
17 (503)	Brendan Collins	Sherwood	RHP	2017	Radford / UNC Greensboro	Washington Nationals
20 (587)	Trendon Craig	Riverdale Baptist	OF	2019	Louisburg JC	Baltimore Orioles
FA Sign	Randy Bednar	Landon	OF	2017	Maryland	Seattle Mariners
FA Sign	Jordan Carr	Archbishop Spalding	LHP	2015	UNC Asheville / College of Charleston	Minnesota Twins