Corona High School cemented its place into baseball history as the first high school to have three players selected among the top-50 picks in the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday.
During the 2025 MLB draft, Corona right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez was selected sixth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, while infielder Billy Carlson went 10th to the Chicago White Sox. They became the first pair of high school teammates to be selected top 10 in the draft.
Only 13 collegiate teammate groups had been drafted in the top 10 of the draft, prior to their selection.
“Obviously, the big leagues is a longer season and mentally challenging and physically challenging, as well,” Hernandez said. “It’s a game at the end of the day so just being able to have fun and go out and compete.”
The public school completed the record-breaking night with the 32nd pick, shortstop Brady Ebel, the son of Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel, selected by the Milwaukee Brewers.
“I know I’m leaving home so I’m just making every moment count with the fam now and getting ready to go off on my own,” Billy Carlson said. “It’s going to be exciting.”
Only two other occasions featured a high school having three teammates selected in the top 100 picks: the 2019 draft with International Management Group Academy boarding school in Bradenton, Fla., which included former LA Dodgers prospect Kendall Williams, and Moses Lake High School in 1999.
In this year’s draft, Corona High School was stacked with talent that ranked inside the top 150, including four prospects: Hernandez (No.3), Carlson (No.7), Ebel (No.64) and Ethin Bingaman (No.150).
The public school has previously produced MLB talent like former Dodger pitcher Joe Kelly and current San Francisco Giants pitcher Tristan Beck.
This season, the high school was a dominant force, going 28-3 and ending with an upset defeat to St. John Bosco in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section semifinal.