'21 Alum Hales Selected in Fourth Round of 2023 MLB Draft

The first player with ties to the Wenatchee AppleSox has been taken in the 2023 MLB Draft. Right-handed pitcher Skylar Hales was selected 108th overall by the Texas Rangers on Monday afternoon.

Hales pitched for the AppleSox in the 2021 season, going 1-2 with a 2.16 ERA, 43 strikeouts, nine walks and 17 hits allowed over 25 innings in nine games. Hales’ most impressive outing that summer was on July 24, when he tossed 4.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Yakima Valley, who went on to advance to the West Coast League Championship Series. Hales struck out 11 Pippins, walked one and allowed two hits to earn his only win of the summer.

He had a 3.42 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 55.1 innings this spring at Santa Clara. Hales helped the Broncos win the West Coast Conference Tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Twenty former AppleSox players have gone on to appear in a major-league game. That list could grow to 21 if 2017 alum Alek Jacob makes his debut this week. Jacob was added to the San Diego Padres active roster over the weekend. For a full list of AppleSox players to appear in MLB please visit applesox.com/applesox-in-the-pros.

The MLB Draft concludes on Tuesday with round 11-20 on Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m. Coverage of the MLB Draft can be found on MLB.com.