Gio Rojas

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Gio Rojas
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (2007-06-29) June 29, 2007 (age 19)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Men's baseball
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Giovanni Anibal Rojas (born June 29, 2007) is an American baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

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Amateur career

Rojas attends Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. [1] As a junior in 2025, he was the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 12–0 with a 0.72 earned run average (ERA) and 128 strikeouts as a pitcher and also hit .375 with two home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBI). [2] He was also named Baseball America's pitcher of the year and the Broward 7A-5A baseball co-player of the year. [3] [4] After the season he played for the United States national under-18 baseball team, winning a gold medal at the U-18 Baseball World Cup. [5] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Miami. [6]

Rojas entered his senior year in 2026 as a top prospect for the 2026 MLB draft. [7] [8]

Professional career

Rojas was drafted with the 16th pick by the Texas Rangers in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft. [9] [10] He became the first pitcher from Stoneman Douglas to get selected in the first round. [11] On July 21, 2026, he signed with the Rangers for an under-slot signing bonus of $4.6 million. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ Fernandez, Andre (February 9, 2026). "Baseball preview: Top pitching prospect looking to help Douglas extend title run". Miami Herald . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ Rothman, Matt (June 11, 2025). "Marjory Stoneman Douglas' Gio Rojas Wins Gatorade and 'Florida Dairy Player of Year' – Parkland Talk" . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ Rothman, Matt (August 18, 2025). "Marjory Stoneman Douglas' Gio Rojas Named Baseball America's Pitcher of the Year – Parkland Talk" . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (June 20, 2025). "Broward 7A-5A baseball co-players of the year: Gio Rojas, Stoneman Douglas senior; Zachary Malvasio, St. Thomas Aquinas senior" . Sun Sentinel . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ Rothman, Matt (September 16, 2025). "Marjory Stoneman Douglas Pitcher Gio Rojas Wins Gold Medal With Team USA – Parkland Talk" . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ Rothman, Matt (March 13, 2026). "Marjory Stoneman Douglas' Lefties Shine with Commitment, Milestone and MLB Extension". Parkland Talk. Retrieved July 22, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Collazo, Carlos (November 19, 2025). "Scouting Gio Rojas: Will The Lightning-Armed Lefty Be The First 2026 Prep Arm Drafted?". Baseball America . Archived from the original on November 21, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ Martin, Alex (February 20, 2026). "Top MLB Draft prospects Jacob Lombard, Gio Rojas make stop in Naples". Naples Daily News . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ Greenspan, Jared; Landry, Kennedi (July 11, 2026). "Rangers 'ecstatic' to get top lefty pitching prospect in Rojas at No. 16". MLB.com . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ Martin, Alex. "Gio Rojas selected by Texas Rangers with 16th pick in 2026 MLB Draft". USA Today . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  11. ↑ Castrovince, Anthony (July 14, 2026). "'It was all luck': How Rangers' top Draft pick ended up at Stoneman Douglas baseball factory". MLB.com . Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  12. ↑ Landry, Kennedi (July 21, 2026). "Rangers sign first 3 Draft picks, including Texas native Comeau". MLB.com . Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ Samulski, Eric (July 21, 2026). "Rangers sign first-rounder Gio Rojas". NBC Sports . Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
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