KINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island Baseball's third baseman Anthony DePino was selected in the seventh round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox as the 196th pick overall on Monday afternoon. 

Named an All-American by three different organizations at the end of his senior season (ABCA/Rawlings - Second Team; D1Baseball.com - Third Team; Perfect Game - Third Team), DePino was one of the most feared hitters in the country in 2025. 

A First Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree, he finished the year in the nation's top 20 in runs scored (second, 85), walks (10th, 57), total bases (18th, 165) and on-base percentage (20th, .505). As a Ram, the Madison, Conn. native sits at the top of the program record book in career runs scored (201), home runs (65), runs batted in (181), total bases (475), extra-base hits (118) and walks (153), while checking into many other career and single-season top-10 categories.  

He started all 58 games he played in at the hot corner this season, helping URI win both the Atlantic 10's regular season and conference tournament titles while boosting the squad to a program-record 38 wins. By winning the Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament, Rhode Island clinched the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and subsequently played in the Baton Rouge Regional, hosted by eventual national champion No. 6 LSU. 

As a senior, DePino batted .354 with a .730 slugging percentage. He belted out a program-record 20 home runs while tallying 61 RBI. Of his 80 total hits, 43 were for extra bases. Defensively, he fielded .924 with 105 assists. 

This is the first time that a Rhode Island player has heard their name called in the MLB Draft since Mark Coley was selected by the Miami Marlins in 2023 (17th round, 503rd pick). Over the course of program history, 20 different players have been drafted by Major League Baseball organizations, with five going in the top 10 rounds. DePino is the highest pick since Eric Smith, who was selected in the second round of the 2009 Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks (60th pick overall). 

The MLB Draft will continue through all 20 rounds over the course of Monday afternoon. Visit MLB.com for more information.