The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross, a 6-foot-3 210-pound left-handed hitting Tennessee native, with the ninth pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday night.
Baseball America and MLB.com each ranked Cross the 10th-best prospect in this year’s draft.
This season at Virginia Tech, he slashed .328/.411/.660 with 17 home runs. In 2021, he earned All-ACC First Team honors and led Virginia Tech with a .345 batting average, a .621 slugging percentage, 48 runs scored, 70 hits, 13 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and nine stolen bases.
