Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night. His teammate, Charles Davalan, went to the Dodgers with the ...

Zach Root and Charles Davalan helped take Arkansas to the semifinals of the College World Series earlier this year. Now, they'll be teammates once more in the organization of MLB's reigning champions.

Dodgers' Zachary Root: Drafted by DodgersThe Dodgers have selected Root with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft. Root transferred to Arkansas after two years at Eastern ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have selected Arkansas left-handed pitcher Zach Root with the No. 40 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Root spent one season with the Razorbacks after transferring in ...

Arkansas pitcher Zach Root, shown pitching against Washington State in February in Fayetteville, Ark. was selected 40th overall by the Dodgers in the MLB draft on Sunday. “I couldn’t be happier.

Zach Root had to wait a little bit to hear his name called on Sunday, July 13, but he couldn't have asked for a better landing spot in Major League Baseball when he heard his name called at 8:57 p.m.

He batted .346/.433/.561 with 14 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 65 games this season. Root grew up in Florida before playing at East Carolina, then transferring to Arkansas for the 2025 season.

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night. His teammate, Charles Davalan, went to the Dodgers with ...