Zion Rose #8

Selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals out of Louisville... was ranked as the No. 30 prospect in the 2026 MLB Draft class by MLB.com... son of Shaun and Karin Rose; he has two older siblings, Cyress and Jahari… majored in Exercise Science at Louisville... told Louisville his favorite movie is Black Panther and that he -- a Chicago native -- is a Chicago Cubs fan… said his favorite athlete is Willson Contreras… enjoys listening to music, playing games with friends, walking and hot yog... favorite food is deep dish pizza... was one of just six NCAA Division I players to total at least 30 extra-base hits and as many stolen bases in 2025; was on pace to match that performance in 2026 before he missed time with ankle and hamstring injuries

Spent three seasons at Louisville from 2024-26, hitting .358 with 24 homers and 146 RBIs in 146 games... hit .380 with 32 RBIs in 2024... hit .310 with 13 homers, 31 steals and 67 RBIs in 2025... batted .417 with six homers, 47 RBIs and 24 stolen bases in 2026

Before Louisville, he attended Brother Rice High School in Illinois before spending his last year at IMG Academy... he helped IMG Academy to its first-ever undefeated season at 25-0 and was named 2023 MaxPreps national champions… 2022 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year… All-State selection as a junior in 2022 after hitting .496 with 12 doubles, four homers, 39 RBIs and 31 stolen bases … participated in the 2022 Hank Aaron Invitational at Truist Park… was ranked the No. 50 player and No. 3 catcher nationally by Prep Baseball Report