TFA's Blake Fields selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in 2025 MLB Draft

With the 423rd overall pick in the 14th round, the Diamondbacks made the right-handed outfielder TFA's first player chosen in the MLB Draft since 2018.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. July 22, 2025

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Blake Fields, a recent graduate of The First Academy and key member of the Royals’ state-title-winning baseball team, was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 14th round of the 2025 MLB Draft with the 423rd overall pick.

After a tremendous season for the Royals — which saw the right-handed outfielder hit for an average of .439 (43-for-98), score 46 runs, drive in 26 runs, steal 16 bases and hit four home runs — Fields, a University of Houston commit, became the first TFA player chosen in the MLB Draft since 2018.

“He was the epitome of consistency this season and his intangibles were greater than just being a player,” said Royals coach Alan Kunkel. “He’s easy to like, easy to root for, does everything right on and off the field.”

It is unclear at the moment if Fields will sign with the Diamondbacks and begin his journey through the minors or head to H-Town and lace up his cleats in the Big 12 for the Cougars.