Reese Representing Bulldogs At MLB Draft Combine
June 23, 2026 | Baseball
PHOENIX – Mississippi State's Ace Reese is one of 334 prospects invited to participate in the MLB Draft Combine this week at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Reese is rated by MLB.com as the No. 21 prospect in this year's draft and a projected first round pick. The junior third baseman became the third player in program history to hit 20-plus home runs in back-to-back seasons, joining Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro.
Reese was the only player on the team to start all 62 games this spring batting .336 with 23 doubles, 24 homers and 74 RBIs. He led the Southeastern Conference in doubles with that total tying for the eighth-most in a single season in MSU history. His home run total in 2026 ranks fourth all-time in the school's annals and his 45 career homers in Maroon and White matches Tommy Raffo (1987-90) for ninth all-time at State.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder from Canton, Texas is among the 194 college players and 140 high athletes to receive an invite to the MLB Draft Combine, which gets underway on Tuesday morning and continues through the rest of the week. Much of the MLB Draft Combine will be covered on MLB Network as well as MLB.com and the MLB app.
In addition to Reese, seven MSU signees are also working out at the MLB Draft Combine. Shortstops Rocco Maniscalco and Noah Danza, right-handed pitchers Jake Carbaugh, Landon Brown and Wilson Andersen, outfielder Martin Shelar and catcher Will Brick have all be invited to the event.
Brick (51), Maniscalco (55), Brown (63), Andersen (108) and Shelar (193) are among the top 200 draft prospects according to MLB.com.
Current Bulldog Jacob Parker participated in last year's MLB Draft Combine alongside his twin brother, JoJo.
Draft Combine Schedule
Tuesday, June 23
10:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. CT: On-field workouts
11:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m. CT: MLB Network Showcase
8:00 p.m. CT: High School Showcase Game
Wednesday, June 24
11:30 a.m. -- 6:30 p.m. CT: On-field Workouts
Thursday, June 25
11:00 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m. CT: Strength and Conditioning Testing
Friday, June 26
11:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. CT: Strength and Conditioning Testing
Fans can follow the baseball program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on X, Facebook and Instagram.
