The Dodgers had 21 picks in the 2025 MLB Draft, which began on Sunday, July 13 in Atlanta and ran through Monday, July 14. With their first selection, the Dodgers drafted Arkansas pitcher Zach Root with the 40th overall pick, the first time the Dodgers took a pitcher with their first draft pick since Maddux Bruns in 2021.

Root relies less on his fastball and more on a pitch assortment featuring a changeup, curveball and slider that produced 126 strikeouts in 99⅓ innings last season (fifth in NCAA Division I).

Root was selected by the Dodgers at pick No. 40, becoming the area's highest pick since Shane McClanahan was selected 30th overall in 2018.

The Dodgers picked 21 players in 20 rounds over two days on Sunday and Monday in Atlanta to complete their 2025 MLB Draft. The group included 10 right-handed pitchers, four left-handed pitchers, four outfielders,

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected a rare two-sport athlete in MLB Draft, adding Missouri Tigers QB/RHP Sam Horn in the 17th round. Is he ready for the MLB leap?

Matt Lanzendorfer struggled to even get on the field during his high school baseball career at Scranton Prep. The left-handed pitcher and outfielder for the Cavaliers suffered a tear in his labrum

After leaning heavily into high school talents in the last two drafts, LA went not just with a pair of college players, but teammates.

Boston took a pitcher in the first round for the first time since Tanner Houck, and continued the trend on Tuesday.