With their second-round pick, the Cubs chose Kane Kepley, a left-handed outfielder from North Carolina. At 5-foot-8, Kepley walked on at Liberty in 2023 and then transferred to North Carolina for the 2025 season. In between, he had an All-Star summer in the Cape Cod League in 2024.

Here is every pick the Chicago Cubs make in the 2025 MLB Draft, July 13-14 in Atlanta. We track every player selected by the front office.

Riely Hunsaker was selected by the Chicago Cubs on Monday in the 16th round of the 2025 MLB Amateur Player Draft. The powerful right-hander started 14 games for Lamar this past season with a 2.47 earned run average in 76 ⅔ innings pitched.