NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt standout Enrique Bradfield Jr. was selected 17th overall in the first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night.
The newest member of the @Orioles. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/X7O7Qhw2RM
— Vanderbilt Baseball (@VandyBoys) July 10, 2023
Bradfield is Vanderbilt’s 22nd first-round selection in the Tim Corbin era (2003-present), which marks the most in the SEC. The Commodores have boasted a first-round pick in each of the last five MLB Drafts.
The electric center fielder has earned All-America honors all three seasons at Vanderbilt and won the Gold Glove Award twice, the first Commodore to do so. With 37 steals during his junior campaign bringing his career total to 130, Bradfield became Vandy’s all-time leader in the category.
Bradfield earned NCBWA All-America and ABCA all-region honors in 2023 while also being named to the All-SEC second team and the All-Defensive team. He totaled 69 runs scored to lead the Commodores and had the third-most hits on the team.
The Hialeah, Florida, native hit .311 over the past three seasons with 198 runs scored, third-most in Vandy history.
