Vanderbilt LHP commit Thomas White selected by Miami Marlins in 2023 MLB Draft

Thomas White just got called up to the show. The Vanderbilt commit was selected by the Miami Marlins with the No. 25 pick in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

Hailing from Massachussetts, Perfect Game ranked White as the No. 4 player in the Class of 2023 and the No. 1 player from his home state. The 6-foot-5 talent graduated from Phillips Academy and was a 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic player.

White committed to Vanderbilt in April 2022. The left-handed batter brought home the 2023 Massachussetts Gatorade Player of the Year Award. His fastball regular reaches mid-90s, but topped out at 96 miles per hour last year at a Perfect Game event.

When White isn’t on the mound, he can also hold his own on first base or in the outfield. The budding star will hope to be as advertised in his new home.

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.