Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas baseball standouts Zach Root and Charles Davalan both signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on ...

The Fort Myers alum was elite with Arkansas this past season, pitching to a 9-6 record with a 3.62 ERA, striking out 126 over 99 1/3 innings pitched.

After leaning heavily into high school talents in the last two drafts, LA went not just with a pair of college players, but teammates.

Root was selected by the Dodgers at pick No. 40, becoming the area's highest pick since Shane McClanahan was selected 30th overall in 2018.

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night.

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night. His teammate, Charles Davalan, went to the Dodgers with the ...

Arkansas baseball pitcher Zach Root was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 40th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft Sunday night.

Arkansas Razorbacks' Zach Root (33) pitches as Arkansas Razorbacks take on Ole Miss Rebels during the SEC baseball tournament at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Root was elite with Arkansas this past season, pitching to a 9-6 record with a 3.62 ERA, striking out 126 over 99 1/3 innings pitched.

Arkansas pitcher Zach Root, shown pitching against Washington State in February in Fayetteville, Ark. was selected 40th overall by the Dodgers in the MLB draft on Sunday. “I couldn’t be happier.