{"id":42355,"date":"2026-07-14T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=42355"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:41:38","slug":"josh-mcdevitt-effingham-high-school-graduation-selected-in-mlb-draft-by-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/baseball\/42355-josh-mcdevitt-effingham-high-school-graduation-selected-in-mlb-draft-by-diamondbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh McDevitt, Effingham High School Graduation Selected In MLB Draft By Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Josh McDevitt, an Effingham High School graduate and baseball player, was selected on Saturday, the first day of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.<\/p>\n<p>McDevitt, a right-handed pitcher was taken in Round 4 by the Arizona Diamondbacks and was the 116th pick. A teammate of his, Kam Durnin, a shortstop, was chosen by the Houston Astros in Round 4, Pick 121. Both players are members of the University of Missouri baseball team.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Mizzou website, the fourth round marked the sixth time in program history that a pair of\u00a0Giers were each chosen within the first four rounds. McDevitt and Durnin became the 32nd and 33rd Tigers to be chosen within the top four rounds of the draft.<\/p>\n<p>McDevitt established himself as one of the top pitchers in the SEC, starting 15 games on the mound for the Tigers during a breakout season. He went 3-5 overall, leading the Tigers\u2019 rotation with a 4.42 ERA over a team-high 79.1 innings. He led the squad with 102 strikeouts, good for 11th-most in a single season in program history.<\/p>\n<p>He checked in at No. 54 on D1Baseball\u2019s Top 100 Starting Pitcher rankings on May 7, was ranked sixth nationally and second in the SEC among all pitchers who threw 500-plus fastballs with a 30.8 percent whiff rate, according to D1Baseball\u2019s Synergy Stats.<\/p>\n<p>He limited opponents to four hits or fewer in 10 of his 15 starts \u2026 Struck out six-plus in 12 of his 15 starts. Opponents batted just .211 against him (second lowest on team among pitchers with 25-plus innings pitched).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh McDevitt, an Effingham High School graduate and baseball player, was selected on Saturday, the first day of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft. 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