Texas outfield commit Will Gasparino, a top-100 draft prospect, indicates he will head to school

Texas commit and outfielder Will Gasparino will be heading off to school. Gasparino, who is out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, tweeted Monday “let’s ride” with a Hook ‘Em emoji, indicating he will be heading to Austin to play for the Longhorns.

@TexasBaseball let’s ride 🤘

— Will Gasparino (@WillGasparino) July 10, 2023

Gasparino is committed to play his college baseball with the Texas under head coach David Pierce. One of the best programs in the country, Gasparino announced his decision nearly two years ago on Sept. 21. A long-time commit for Pierce.

According to Perfect Game, Gasparino is the No. 43 overall prospect and No. 6 outfielder coming out of high school this cycle. Gasparino showed out during the 2023 MLB Combine in Arizona, having the fourth-highest average exit velocity off the bat at 97.4 miles per hour.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.