Local Stars Rise in MLB Draft | Wichita News

Wichita News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

Local baseball stars shine as the MLB Draft wraps up, with players from Kansas State, Wichita State, and Bishop Carroll all getting picked across rounds five through twenty. James Guyette goes to the Padres in the fifth, Brady Ballinger to the Tigers in the seventh, and Wichita State’s Jayson Jones and Bishop Carroll’s Paul Schoenfeld follow in the eighth. Tazwell Butler lands with the Astros in the tenth, Mathis Nayral heads to Toronto in the thirteenth, and Brady Hamilton joins the Braves shortly after. K-State’s Bear Madliak and Wichita State’s Max Kaufer round out the local haul with…