PHILADELPHIA – 2023 graduate
Jackson Appel became the latest University of Pennsylvania baseball player to have his name called in the MLB Draft Monday afternoon. He was taken with the 169th pick in the sixth round by the Chicago White Sox.
Appel is the 24th different player in program history to be selected in the MLB Draft and just the fourth catcher—first since Matt O'Neill in 2019—to be taken. Appel is the highest drafted Quaker since Doug Glanville in 1991 (Round 1, Pick 12).
Before Appel spent his graduate year with national runner-up Texas A&M during the 2024 season, he put together a standout career in the Red and Blue for four seasons. In 2023, Appel was a first-team All-Ivy catcher, starting all 50 games and led the team in runs (50), triples (5), and walks (25) while helping Penn to the inaugural Ivy League Tournament title and first NCAA regional berth since 1995.
He threw out 39.3 percent (11-of-28) of attempted base stealers from behind the plate and totaled four homers with 41 RBIs.
In 2022, the switch-hitting catcher earned second-team All-Ivy laurels, starting 42 of the team's 48 games. He finished the year second on the team with a .346 batting average, 48 runs scored and 62 hits, adding seven homers.
This past year with the Aggies, Appel hit .331 over 65 games, totaling 78 hits with 10 homers, 16 doubles, and 41 RBIs. He was named a first-team All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
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University of Pennsylvania MLB Draft History
2024
Jackson Appel C Round 6, Pick 169 Chicago White Sox
2022 Joe Miller P Round 11, Pick 327 Detroit Tigers
2019 Josh Hood INF Round 20, Pick 586 Boston Red Sox
2019 Matt O'Neill C Round 20, Pick 598 New York Mets
2017 Billy Lescher P Round 17, Pick 515 Detroit Tigers
2017 Jake Cousins P Round 20, Pick 613 Washington Nationals
2017 Adam Bleday P Round 27, Pick 811 Houston Astros
2017 Jake Nelson P Round 33, Pick 995 Detroit Tigers
2015 Austin Bossart C Round 14, Pick 414 Philadelphia Phillies
2015 Ronnie Glenn P/OF Round 22, Pick 675 Los Angeles Angels
2012 Vince Voiro P Round 15, Pick 469 Oakland Athletics
2011 Paul Cusick P Round 29, Pick 901 Philadelphia Phillies
2011 Vince Voiro P Round 47, Pick 1433 San Diego Padres
2005 Nick Pulos C Round 38, Pick 1151 Oakland Athletics
2004 Brian Winings P Round 48, Pick 1420 Cleveland Indians
2003 Ben Krantz P Round 15, Pick 456 Arizona Diamondbacks
2003 John McCreery 3B Round 32, Pick 966 Arizona Diamondbacks
1996 Mark DeRosa INF Round 7, Pick 212 Atlanta Braves
1991 Doug Glanville OF Round 1, Pick 12 Chicago Cubs
1990 Craig Connolly P Round 29, Pick 792 Oakland Athletics
1989 Joe Dellicarri SS Round 38, Pick 996 New York Mets
1986 Steve Adkins P Round 15, Pick 392 New York Yankees
1979 Tom Olszak OF Round 15, Pick 380 Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 Kerry Getter P Round 13, Pick 291 Philadelphia Phillies
1967 Harry Wright OF Round 1, Pick 20 New York Yankees
