The Yankees used their third pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the 129th overall selection, on Oklahoma State second baseman Roc Riggio. After taking a high school shortstop with their first pick and a college pitcher with their second, the Yankees have gone back to the well for an infielder, this one from the college ranks.
Riggio is a smaller, compact player, listed at 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, who bats from the left side and throws from the right. He recently turned 21, and is coming off an excellent campaign as a draft-eligible sophomore at school, having run a .