Matt Mansbery is one of five former Walsh Jesuit High School baseball players on the radar of major league teams heading into the 2026 MLB Draft.
The two-day draft runs July 11-12, with the first four rounds being conducted on Saturday and the final 16 rounds on Sunday.
Here’s a look at Mansbery, a 2026 graduate who helped Walsh Jesuit reach the Division II state championship game last season:
Matt Mansbery’s 2026 MLB Draft outlook
- Where is Mansbery slotted in the draft? Perfect Game has Mansbery, a shortstop, going with the 320th pick.
- What organization would draft him? If it held true, Mansbery would be taken with the seventh pick in the 11th round by the Baltimore Orioles.
- What is Mansbery’s college status? Mansbery is heading into his freshman season at Michigan.
- A look at Mansbery’s numbers: Mansbery helped lead Walsh to a Division II runner-up finish in 2026. He batted .402 with seven doubles, five triples and nine RBIs and scored 30 runs from the leadoff spot. In three seasons with the Warriors, he batted .412 (103-for-250) with 19 doubles, 10 triples, four HRs, 40 RBIs and 69 runs. Mansbery was first-team All-Ohio in 2025 and honorable mention in 2026.
- What Walsh Jesuit manager Joe Bowers had to say about Mansbery: “He’s such a smooth athlete. He’s what you’re looking for in the field. Everything he does is pretty clean and smooth. He’s fun to watch.”
What’s the most Walsh Jesuit baseball players selected in a single MLB draft?
Walsh’s record for most former players selected in a single draft occurred in 2010 when there were 50 rounds and three former Walsh standouts were selected — Johnny Fasola (36th round, Los Angeles Dodgers), Greg Greve (45th round, San Francisco Giants) and Tyler Skulina (46th round, Athletics).
How many former Walsh Jesuit stars have played professionally?
- To date, there have been 12 who played at the minor league level and above.
- OF Dominic Canzone (Arizona Diamondbacks 2019-23; Seattle Mariners, 2023-current)*
- RHP Ryan Feltner (Colorado Rockies, 2018-current)*
- RHP Johnny Fasola (Texas Rangers, 2014-18; St. Louis Cardinals, 2019)
- RHP Chris Machamer (Boston Red Sox, 2018-19)
- LHP Joe Mockbee (Chicago White Sox, 2017-18)
- C Cassidy Brown (Cincinnati Reds, 2016-19)
- RHP Tyler Skulina (Chicago Cubs, 2013-17, Washington Nationals, 2017)
- RHP Greg Greve (Florida Marlins, 2014)
- LHP Chad Rodgers (Atlanta Braves 2006-12, Minnesota Twins, 2013)
- LHP David Starn (Atlanta Braves, 2012-14)
- RHP Patrick O’Brien (Pittsburgh Pirates, 2000-05)
- LF/C/1B Matt Bok (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2002-03)
- * Current major leaguers
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