July 14, 2025 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State's Jake McCutcheon was the first Bear taken in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft on Monday when the Miami Marlins took him in the 10th round with the 288th overall pick.
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McCutcheon started every game for the Bears this season with 19 multi-RBI games in addition to 24 multi-hit outings. He batted .358 and slugged .647 with a .444 on-base percentage, hitting 15 homers, 14 doubles and driving in 54 runs.
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A junior from Defiance, Mo., McCutcheon collected first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors and posted a pair of four-hit games on the year, with 11 total bases on March 22 versus Bradley. He twice had double-digit hitting streaks and reached safely in the final 24 games of the season.
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He is the 121st Missouri State player selected in the MLB draft.
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McCutcheon started every game for the Bears this season with 19 multi-RBI games in addition to 24 multi-hit outings. He batted .358 and slugged .647 with a .444 on-base percentage, hitting 15 homers, 14 doubles and driving in 54 runs.
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A junior from Defiance, Mo., McCutcheon collected first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors and posted a pair of four-hit games on the year, with 11 total bases on March 22 versus Bradley. He twice had double-digit hitting streaks and reached safely in the final 24 games of the season.
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He is the 121st Missouri State player selected in the MLB draft.
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