The Atlanta Braves take Cory Wall/RHP in the eighth round of the MLB Draft

The Atlanta Braves take Cory Wall with the 249th pick in the eighth round.

Graduate transfer from Fordham where he pitched in 27 games and had a career ERA of 4.81 with five wins. He led Fordham to the A-10 Championship in 2019. Wall had a solid year for the Tribe last season as he had a 3.98 ERA over 52 innings. He had a 3-5 record and he struck out 63 and walked 11 batters.

Cory Wall MLB Draft Snapshot

Name: Cory Wall

Position: RHP

School: William & Mary

Measurables: 6'4/230

Stats: 3-5 record with a 3.98 ERA over 52 innings

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Looking at the Atlanta Braves in the 2023 MLB Draft

The Atlanta Braves have a bonus pool of $8,341,700 for the 2023 MLB Draft, which is 22nd in baseball - the largest pool belongs to the team with the #1 overall pick, Pittsburgh, at $16,185,700.00, while the smallest is Philadelphia at $5,185,500.00.

Atlanta's first selection is #24 in the first round, and they have received an additional compensatory pick at #70 for Dansby Swanson signing with the Chicago Cubs.

Check out our MLB Draft Primer for Atlanta's full list of picks and slot value.

Atlanta's Picks in the 2023 MLB Draft

Round 1 Pick 24 Overall - Hurston Waldrep/RHP Florida
Round 2 Pick 59 Overall - Drue Hackenberg/RHP Virginia Tech
Round 2c Pick 70 Overall - Cade Kuehler/RHP Campbell
Round 3 Pick 94 Overall - Sabin Ceballos/SS Oregon
Round 4 Pick 126 Overall - Garrett Baumann/RHP Hagerty HS
Round 5 Pick 162 Overall - Isaiah Drake/OF North Atlanta HS
Round 6 Pick 189 Overall - Lucas Braun/RHP Cal State Northridge
Round 7 Pick 219 Overall - Justin Long/RHP Rice
Round 8 Pick 249 Overall - Cory Wall/RHP William & Mary
Round 9 Pick 279 Overall
Round 10 Pick 309 Overall

Recent Top Atlanta Braves MLB Draft Picks

2022: (1-19) RHP Owen Murphy, prep
2021: (1-23) RHP Ryan Cusick, Wake Forest
2020: (1-25) LHP Jared Shuster, Wake Forest
2019: (1-9) C Shea Langeliers, Baylor & (1-21) SS Braden Shewmake, Texas A&M
2018: (1-8) RHP Carter Stewart, prep - did not sign
2017: (1-5) RHP Kyle Wright, Vanderbilt
2016: (1-3) RHP Ian Anderson, prep & (1-40) LHP Joey Wentz, prep
2015: (1-14) LHP Kolby Allard, prep, (1-28) RHP Michael Soroka, prep & (1-41) 3B Austin Riley, prep

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