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Myles Bailey has been drafted by the Chicago Cubs with the 75th overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft. He is FSU's first position player to be drafted and the second overall, with Wes Mendes going to the Houston Astros.
Bailey, a Tallahassee native, was one of the top players in the country before an ankle injury ended his sophomore season early. He hit .363, with a .913 slugging percentage, 13 home runs, and 33 RBI. He walked 35 times this season, producing a .582 on-base percentage.
Despite playing in just 26 games, he led FSU in batting average, OPS, and home runs, and was top five in RBI, total bases (73), and walks. He made just one error, finishing with a .995 fielding percentage. He made the Golden Spikes Award mid-season watch list and was a mid-season First Team All-American by Perfect Game and D1Baseball.
Bailey was a Day One contributor for the Seminoles, starting 55 games as a freshman in 2025. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder finished his FSU career with a .337 batting average, 32 home runs, 16 doubles, 89 RBI, and 67 walks in 82 games. He recorded a .734 slugging percentage and a .488 on-base percentage.
He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 2024 MLB Draft, with teams not willing to draft him earlier due to his interest in playing for FSU. While players taken in the second round typically sign, Bailey has a shot to boost his stock with another strong year with the Seminoles and will be worth watching to see if FSU can bring him back for one more run.
Commits Kaden Waetcher and Landon Thome have also been taken, as the Seminoles are once again well represented.
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Bailey, a Tallahassee native, was one of the top players in the country before an ankle injury ended his sophomore season early. He hit .363, with a .913 slugging percentage, 13 home runs, and 33 RBI. He walked 35 times this season, producing a .582 on-base percentage.
Despite playing in just 26 games, he led FSU in batting average, OPS, and home runs, and was top five in RBI, total bases (73), and walks. He made just one error, finishing with a .995 fielding percentage. He made the Golden Spikes Award mid-season watch list and was a mid-season First Team All-American by Perfect Game and D1Baseball.
Bailey was a Day One contributor for the Seminoles, starting 55 games as a freshman in 2025. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder finished his FSU career with a .337 batting average, 32 home runs, 16 doubles, 89 RBI, and 67 walks in 82 games. He recorded a .734 slugging percentage and a .488 on-base percentage.
He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 2024 MLB Draft, with teams not willing to draft him earlier due to his interest in playing for FSU. While players taken in the second round typically sign, Bailey has a shot to boost his stock with another strong year with the Seminoles and will be worth watching to see if FSU can bring him back for one more run.
Commits Kaden Waetcher and Landon Thome have also been taken, as the Seminoles are once again well represented.
Follow us @FSUWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida State news, notes, and opinions.
This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: Myles Bailey taken by Chicago Cubs in the 2026 MLB draft
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