PHILADELPHIA – Becoming the 26th different player in the history of the University of Pennsylvania baseball team to be drafted, Wyatt Henseler was taken with the 261st pick in the ninth round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon.
 
Henseler graduated Penn in 2024 as the program's all-time leader in hits (232), runs (181), doubles (50), home runs (54), total bases (452), and RBIs (189).
 
He led the Quakers to back-to-back Ivy League Tournament titles in 2023 and 2024 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the ILT in the 2024 postseason. He was voted the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year in 2024 after leading the team in batting average (.360), runs (64), hits (72), home runs (22), RBIs (56), total bases (151), slugging percentage (.755), hit-by-pitches (14), and on-base percentage (.465).
 
During that season, Henseler also paced the conference in hits, runs, homers, RBIs, and total bases. He left University City as the Ivy's all-time leader in home runs, RBIs, and total bases.
 
Following four legendary seasons in Philadelphia, Henseler played the final year of his eligibility at Texas A&M, where he started all 56 games between second and third base, leading the Aggies with a .319 average, 12 homers, 15 doubles, and 33 RBIs.
 
Henseler closed his collegiate career batting .344 with 280 hits, 66 home runs, 58 doubles, and 205 RBIs. He had a career 1.106 OPS with a .439 on-base percentage and .667 slugging mark.
 
The Emmaus, Pa. native joins Josh Hood (Boston Red Sox in 2019) as the only two Penn infielders drafted in the last 20 years.
 
University of Pennsylvania MLB Draft History           
2025   Wyatt Henseler        3B        Round 9, Pick 261                Washington Nationals
2024   Eli Trop                      P          Round 16, Pick 492              Philadelphia Phillies
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
 
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