For the first time since 2019, before Brian Barber took over as amateur scouting director, the Phillies used their first-round draft pick on a college player, taking right-hander Gage Wood from the University of Arkansas with the 26th overall selection Sunday night.

Gage Wood delivered one of the College World Series’ strongest pitching performances ever when he threw a 119-pitch no-hitter on June 16.  He was part of a different kind of history when the Phillies selected him 26th during Sunday’s 2025 MLB Draft — the first of three pitchers the club took,