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It has been an eventful start to the 2024 MLB Draft for multiple of the Texas Longhorns’ commits. The first round saw a pair of their elite shortstop prospects come of the board, with Bryce Rainer going No. 11 overall to the Detroit Tigers and Theo Gillen going No. 18 overall to the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Texas Longhorns watch the second inning of their game against the UT Arlington Mavericks at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Rodriguez is acting head coach while David Pierce is suspended. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA

Now, a third Longhorns’ commit has come off the board in the MLB Draft as the Pittsburgh Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Levi Sterling with the No. 37 overall pick. Sterling comes from Notre Dame HS (CA), the same high school that produced notable big leaguers Giancarlo Stanton and Hunter Greene.