Where Mississippi State baseball 2021 national champions are playing in MLB, minors
Mississippi State baseball has several players from the 2021 national championship team playing professionally. Here's an update
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State was at the top of college baseball five years ago when it won the national championship. The 2021 team remains the only one in program history to win the national championship. The Bulldogs haven't been back to the College World Series since then.
Five players were picked after that season in the 2021 MLB Draft, headlined by pitcher Will Bednar, the No. 14 pick by the San Francisco Giants. Twelve players from the 2021 national championship team are still playing pro ball, but none of them are in the major leagues.
Here's a look at the 2021 MSU players on Opening Day. Mississippi State baseball 2021 national champions playing in MLB, minor leagues Will Bednar, P Bednar is entering his sixth season in the minor leagues. He reached Class AAA for the first time in 2025, but mainly played AA for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, posting a 4.
97 ERA in 36 relief appearances. Eric Cerantola, P Eric Cerantola spent all of 2025 playing for the AAA Omaha Storm Chasers in the Kansas City Royals organization. It was his first full season in AAA, and he recorded a 4.