{"id":337958,"date":"2026-07-12T22:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/337958\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:34:08","slug":"cyr-drafted-in-18th-round-by-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/337958\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyr Drafted in 18th Round by Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Florida Gators senior outfielder Blake Cyr<\/a> came off the board at the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday evening as the 548th overall pick in the 18th round to the New York Yankees.
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\nEarning his first-career draft choice, Cyr is the sixth Gator to have his name called at the 2026 MLB Draft. The Windermere, Fla. native follows teammates Liam Peterson<\/a> (Round 1, Pick 19 \u2013 Cleveland Guardians), Kyle Jones<\/a> (Round 3, Pick 102 \u2013 Milwaukee Brewers), Russell Sandefer<\/a> (Round 4, Pick 132 \u2013 Los Angeles Dodgers), Luke McNeillie<\/a> (Round 5, Pick 152 \u2013 New York Mets) and Hayden Yost<\/a> (Round 5, Pick 162 \u2013 Seattle Mariners).
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\nAs a result of Cyr’s selection, Florida has produced six-plus draft picks in four of the last six drafts, including three of the last four (2021, 2023, 2025, 2026). The Orange & Blue has had at least six draftees in 14 of the last 18 years since 2009. Cyr represents the 237th individual draft choice in team history including the 122nd of the Kevin O’Sullivan era (2008-present).
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\nCyr produced a career year in his senior campaign, setting highs in batting average (.316), hits (68), doubles (15) and runs (53) while swatting 14 homers. Posting a .398 on-base percentage and slugging .591, Cyr led the Gators with seven three-hit games and 17 multi-RBI efforts while sitting second in multi-hit contests (21). He also chipped in 30 extra-base hits, one triple, 58 RBI and 20 walks while swiping six bags and did not commit an error until the final game of the season, finishing with a .990 fielding percentage and one outfield assist.
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\nAcross four collegiate seasons, Cyr appeared in 200 games while making 198 starts and slashed .291\/.395\/.545. He racked up 208 career hits, 47 home runs, 39 doubles, 176 RBI, 170 runs, 99 walks and 17 stolen bases in 715 at bats.
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\nRunning List of Florida’s 2026 MLB Draft Picks (6)
\nRHP Liam Peterson<\/a> \u2013 Round 1, Pick 19 (Cleveland Guardians)
\nOF Kyle Jones<\/a> \u2013 Round 3, Pick 102 (Milwaukee Brewers)
\nRHP Russell Sandefer<\/a> \u2013 Round 4, Pick 132 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
\nRHP Luke McNeillie<\/a> \u2013 Round 5, Pick 152 (New York Mets)
\nOF Hayden Yost<\/a> \u2013 Round 5, Pick 162 (Seattle Mariners)
\nOF Blake Cyr<\/a> \u2013 Round 18, Pick 548 (New York Yankees)
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\nFlorida’s MLB Draft History
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\nAll Draft Picks Under Kevin O’Sullivan (122)
\n2026: RHP Liam Peterson<\/a> \u2013 Round 1, Pick 19 (Cleveland Guardians)
\n2026: OF Kyle Jones<\/a> \u2013 Round 3, Pick 102 (Milwaukee Brewers)
\n2026: RHP Russell Sandefer<\/a> \u2013 Round 4, Pick 132 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
\n2026: RHP Luke McNeillie<\/a> \u2013 Round 5, Pick 152 (New York Mets)
\n2026: OF Hayden Yost<\/a> \u2013 Round 5, Pick 162 (Seattle Mariners)
\n2026: OF Blake Cyr<\/a> \u2013 Round 18, Pick 548 (New York Yankees)
\n2025: SS Colby Shelton<\/a> \u2013 Round 6, Pick 166 (Chicago White Sox)
\n2025: RHP Jake Clemente<\/a> \u2013 Round 7 \u2013 Pick 198 (Miami Marlins)
\n2025: LHP Pierce Coppola<\/a> \u2013 Round 7 \u2013 Pick 211 (Chicago Cubs)
\n2025: 3B Bobby Boser<\/a> \u2013 Round 11, Pick 320 (Athletics)
\n2025: C Luke Heyman<\/a> \u2013 Round 14, Pick 422 (Seattle Mariners)
\n2025: C Brody Donay<\/a> \u2013 Round 17, Pick 507 (Tampa Bay Rays)
\n2024: 1B\/LHP Jac Caglianone \u2013 Round 1, Pick 6 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2024: RHP Brandon Neely \u2013 Round 3, Pick 86 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2024: RHP Fisher Jameson \u2013 Round 10, Pick 288 (Colorado Rockies)
\n2024: RHP Ryan Slater \u2013 Round 18, Pick 538 (San Francisco Giants)
\n2024: SS Colby Shelton<\/a> \u2013 Round 20, Pick 590 (Washington Nationals)
\n2023: INF Colby Halter \u2013 Round 17, Pick 496 (Oakland Athletics)
\n2023: LHP Philip Abner \u2013 Round 6, Pick 175 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
\n2023: SS Josh Rivera \u2013 Round 3, Pick 81 (Chicago Cubs)
\n2023: RHP Brandon Sproat \u2013 Round 2, Pick 56 (New York Mets)
\n2023: RHP Hurston Waldrep \u2013 Round 1, Pick 24 (Atlanta Braves)
\n2023: OF Wyatt Langford \u2013 Round 1, Pick 4 (Texas Rangers)
\n2023: OF Wyatt Langford \u2013 Round 1, Pick 4 (Texas Rangers)
\n2022: OF Sterlin Thompson \u2013 Round 1, Pick 31 (Colorado Rockies)
\n2022: LHP Hunter Barco \u2013 Round 2, Pick 44 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
\n2022: OF Jud Fabian \u2013 Round 2, Pick 67 (Baltimore Orioles)
\n2022: RHP Brandon Sproat \u2013 Round 3, Pick 90 (New York Mets)
\n2021: OF\u00a0Jud Fabian\u00a0\u2013 Round 2, Pick 40 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2021: RHP\u00a0Tommy Mace\u00a0\u2013 Round 2, Pick 69 (Cleveland Indians)
\n2021: C\u00a0Nathan Hickey\u00a0\u2013 Round 5, Pick 136 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2021: RHP\u00a0Christian Scott\u00a0\u2013 Round 5, Pick 142 (New York Mets)
\n2021:\u00a0OF\u00a0Jacob Young\u00a0\u2013 Round 7, Pick 203 (Washington Nationals)
\n2021: RHP\u00a0Jack Leftwich\u00a0\u2013 Round 7, Pick 216 (Cleveland Indians)
\n2021: RHP\u00a0Franco Aleman\u00a0\u2013 Round 10, Pick 306 (Cleveland Indians)
\n2019: SS Brady McConnell \u2013 Round 2, Pick 44 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2019: RHP Tyler Dyson \u2013 Round 5, Pick 153 (Washington Nationals)
\n2019: OF Wil Dalton \u2013 Round 8, Pick 257 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2019: OF Nelson Maldonado \u2013 Round 21, Pick 642 (Chicago Cubs)
\n2018: 3B Jonathan India \u2013 Round 1, Pick 5 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2018: RHP Brady Singer \u2013 Round 1, Pick 18 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2018: RHP Jackson Kowar \u2013 Round 1, Pick 33 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2018: C JJ Schwarz \u2013 Round 8, Pick 233 (Oakland Athletics)
\n2018: SS Deacon Liput \u2013 Round 10, Pick 314 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
\n2018: RHP Michael Byrne \u2013 Round 14, Pick 409 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2018: OF\/LHP Nick Horvath \u2013 Round 25, Pick 745 (Baltimore Orioles)
\n2017: RHP Alex Faedo \u2013 Round 1, Pick 18 (Detroit Tigers)
\n2017: SS Dalton Guthrie \u2013 Round 6, Pick 173 (Philadelphia Phillies)
\n2017: C Mike Rivera \u2013 Round 6, Pick 192 (Cleveland Indians)
\n2017: C Mark Kolozsvary \u2013 Round 7, Pick 197 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2017: RHP David Lee \u2013 Round 27, Pick 808 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
\n2017: RHP Frank Rubio \u2013 Round 29, Pick 876 (San Francisco Giants)
\n2017: 2B Deacon Liput \u2013 Round 29, Pick 880 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
\n2017: C JJ Schwarz \u2013 Round 38, Pick 1129 (Tampa Bay Rays)
\n2016: LHP A.J. Puk \u2013 Round 1, Pick 6 (Oakland Athletics)
\n2016: RHP Dane Dunning \u2013 Round 1, Pick 29 (Washington Nationals)
\n2016: RHP Logan Shore \u2013 Round 2, Pick 47 (Oakland Athletics)
\n2016: OF Buddy Reed \u2013 Round 2, Pick 48 (San Diego Padres)
\n2016: 1B Pete Alonso \u2013 Round 2, Pick 64 (New York Mets)
\n2016: RHP Shaun Anderson \u2013 Round 3, Pick 88 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2016: LHP Scott Moss \u2013 Round 4, Pick 108 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2016: LHP Kirby Snead \u2013 Round 10, Pick 312 (Toronto Blue Jays)
\n2015: SS Richie Martin \u2013 Round 1, Pick 20 (Oakland Athletics)
\n2015: OF Harrison Bader \u2013 Round 3, Pick 100 (St. Louis Cardinals)
\n2015: RHP Eric Hanhold \u2013 Round 6, Pick 181 (Milwaukee Brewers)
\n2015: LHP Danny Young \u2013 Round 8, Pick 242 (Toronto Blue Jays)
\n2015: RHP Taylor Lewis \u2013 Round 9, Pick 270 (Atlanta Braves)
\n2015: 3B Josh Tobias \u2013 Round 10, Pick 294 (Philadelphia Phillies)
\n2015: LHP Bobby Poyner \u2013 Round 14, Pick 411 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2015: RHP Mike Vinson \u2013 Round 24, Pick 730 (Detroit Tigers)
\n2015: RHP Aaron Rhodes \u2013 Round 28, Pick 855 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2014: C Taylor Gushue \u2013 Round 4, Pick 131 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
\n2014: RHP Justin Shafer \u2013 Round 8, Pick 234 (Toronto Blue Jays)
\n2014: RHP Karsten Whitson \u2013 Round 11, Pick 344 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2014: 2B Casey Turgeon \u2013 Round 24, Pick 735 (St. Louis Cardinals)
\n2014: RHP Ryan Harris \u2013 Round 26, Pick 794 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2014: RHP Keenan Kish \u2013 Round 34, Pick 1025 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2013: RHP Jonathon Crawford \u2013 Round 1, Pick 20 (Detroit Tigers)
\n2013: LHP Daniel Gibson \u2013 Round 7, Pick 210 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
\n2013: OF Taylor Ratliff \u2013 Round 13, Pick 390 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
\n2013: RHP Johnny Magliozzi \u2013 Round 17, Pick 506 (New York Mets)
\n2013: SS Cody Dent \u2013 Round 22, Pick 676 (Washington Nationals)
\n2013: OF Jeff Driskel \u2013 Round 29, Pick 863 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2013: RHP Karsten Whitson \u2013 Round 37, Pick 1126 (Washington Nationals)
\n2012: C Mike Zunino \u2013 Round 1, Pick 3 (Seattle Mariners)
\n2012: LHP\/1B Brian Johnson \u2013 Round 1, Pick 31 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2012: SS Nolan Fontana \u2013 Round 2, Pick 61 (Houston Astros)
\n2012: LHP Steven (Paco) Rodriguez \u2013 Round 2, Pick 82 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
\n2012: RHP Austin Maddox \u2013 Round 3, Pick 118 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2012: OF Preston Tucker \u2013 Round 7, Pick 219 (Houston Astros)
\n2012: RHP Hudson Randall \u2013 Round 7, Pick 244 (Detroit Tigers)
\n2012: OF Daniel Pigott \u2013 Round 9, Pick 292 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2012: RHP Greg Larson \u2013 Round 20, Pick 631 (Boston Red Sox)
\n2011: LHP Nick Maronde \u2013 Round 3, Pick 104 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2011: RHP Anthony DeSclafani \u2013 Round 6, Pick 199 (Toronto Blue Jays)
\n2011: RHP Alex Panteliodis \u2013 Round 9, Pick 282 (New York Mets)
\n2011: RHP Tommy Toledo \u2013 Round 11, Pick 341 (Milwaukee Brewers)
\n2011: 2B Josh Adams \u2013 Round 13, Pick 403 (Florida Marlins)
\n2011: 1B\/OF Preston Tucker \u2013 Round 16, Pick 498 (Colorado Rockies)
\n2011: C Ben McMahan \u2013 Round 23, Pick 701 (Milwaukee Brewers)
\n2011: RHP Matt Campbell \u2013 Round 24, Pick 751 (Philadelphia Phillies)
\n2011: RHP Greg Larson \u2013 Round 29, Pick 885 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2011: OF Bryson Smith \u2013 Round 34, Pick 1045 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2011: OF Tyler Thompson \u2013 Round 46, Pick 1387 (Washington Nationals)
\n2010: LHP Kevin Chapman \u2013 Round 4, Pick 119 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2010: OF Matt den Dekker \u2013 Round 5, Pick 152 (New York Mets)
\n2010: RHP Tommy Toledo \u2013 Round 32, Pick 975 (Minnesota Twins)
\n2010: C Hampton Tignor \u2013 Round 36, Pick 1104 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2010: RHP Justin Poovey \u2013 Round 41, Pick 1254 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2010: RHP Matt Campbell \u2013 Round 43, Pick 1297 (Cincinnati Reds)
\n2009: RHP Billy Bullock \u2013 Round 2, Pick 70 (Minnesota Twins)
\n2009: OF Avery Barnes \u2013 Round 11, Pick 331 (Colorado Rockies)
\n2009: LHP Tony Davis \u2013 Round 12, Pick 372 (Minnesota Twins)
\n2009: OF Matt den Dekker \u2013 Round 16, Pick 475 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
\n2009: RHP Patrick Keating \u2013 Round 20, Pick 602 (Kansas City Royals)
\n2009: C Buddy Munroe \u2013 Round 22, Pick 672 (Minnesota Twins)
\n2009: LHP Stephen Locke \u2013 Round 22, Pick 681 (Los Angeles Angels)
\n2009: SS Mike Mooney \u2013 Round 23, Pick 686 (Baltimore Orioles)
\n2009: OF Riley Cooper \u2013 Round 25, Pick 754 (Texas Rangers)
\n2009: LHP Kevin Chapman \u2013 Round 50, Pick 1513 (Chicago White Sox)
\n2008: SS Cole Figueroa \u2013 Round 6, Pick 195 (San Diego Padres)
\n2008: OF Avery Barnes \u2013 Round 40, Pick 1201 (Washington Nationals)
\n2008: RHP Josh Edmondson \u2013 Round 41, Pick 1249 (Los Angeles Angels)
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