Jayden Lobliner Drafted in Ninth Round by St. Louis Cardinals

PHILADELPHIA — Senior catcher Jayden Lobliner was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the 2026 MLB Draft (264th overall pick) on Sunday, marking the 37th consecutive year in which at least one Torero was drafted by a big league club. A native of St. Charles, Illinois, Lobliner earned WCC Defensive Player of the Year and All-WCC Second Team honors in back-to-back seasons (2025, 2026) and was named to the 2026 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Midseason Watch List across a two-year Torero career that saw him establish himself as the premier…