Eddy Selected By Houston Astros

Darrell Lavin BASE 7/12/2026 12:36 PM | By: Cal Athletics Cal Pitcher Taken In 5th Round Of 2026 MLB Draft Right-handed pitcher Gavin Eddy of the California baseball team became the first Golden Bear to be selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft when he was taken by the Houston Astros in the 5th round with the 153rd pick Sunday. Eddy becomes the Bears’ 242nd MLB selection as well as the fourth ever taken by the Astros and the first since Korey Lee (2019). There have now been 28 Cal student-athletes drafted under head coach Mike Neu and Cal…