Aiden Jimenez News: Heading to Kansas City

The Royals have selected Jimenez with the 158th overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft.

Jimenez thrived out of the University of Arkansas' bullpen in 2025, collecting a 3.40 ERA and 40:13 K:BB over 42.1 frames. Arkansas had planned to put him in their rotation next season, but the 21-year-old is now likely to begin his pro career and should be given a chance to start in the Royals' system.