Oregon OF Colby Shade selected by Miami Marlins in 2023 MLB Draft

The Miami Marlins have selected former Oregon outfielder Colby Shade in the ninth round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

In 2023, he batted .336 (72-for-214) with six home runs to go with 31 RBI with 55 runs scored. By the time Shade’s time in Eugene was over, he finished tied for sixth place in program history with 31 stolen bases. Defensively, he played in 60 games, making 55 starts in center field and ended the year with a .994 fielding percentage (168-171).

His third year in the program made was the strongest of his career, and that 2023 campaign saw him finish as an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist, and honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference, made the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive and Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Teams.

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.