Boston Red Sox Select Kyson Witherspoon 15th Overall

The Boston Red Sox, with the 15th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, select right-handed pitcher Kyson Witherspoon out of Oklahoma. Witherspoon this season in 16 starts went 10-4 with a 2.65 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP, and 124 strikeouts in 95 innings. The Red Sox continue to bolster this pitching farm system.

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Kyson Witherspoon

In 2023, Witherspoon pitched for Sanford in the FCSL. He made one appearance, going 3.1 innings giving up three runs on two hits. He walked three and struck out six. In 2024, at Oklahoma, he made 17 appearances with 11 of those coming as starts. He went 8-3 with a 3.71 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and 90 strikeouts in 80 innings. That summer, he pitched at Chatham of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He made two starts, posting a 1.00 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in nine innings. The 6-foot, two-inch right-handed pitcher from Kansas City, MO, throws a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a cutter, and a changeup. He’s been a name to watch since high school, but ended up falling in this draft after being expected to be a top-ten pick. He has swing-and-miss stuff, with a fastball that is in the mid-90s.