Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have signed 20 of the 22 selections made in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, including all picks from rounds 1-17, and 20. The Royals have also agreed to terms with four undrafted free agents, including outfielder Hunter Ensley, right-handed pitcher Max Poirier and left-handed pitchers Cory Ronan and Ryan Ure.
Ensley, 23, played in parts of five seasons at the University of Tennessee and slashed .303/.399/.495 (202-for-667, .894 OPS) with 29 home runs, 141 RBI, 133 runs scored, 41 doubles and 85 walks. During his time with the Volunteers, he was teammates with 2024 Royals draftees Drew Beam (3rd Round) and A.J. Causey (5th Round).
Poirier, 18, graduated from Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, and he pitched for the Canadian Junior National Team in 2024. Prior to signing with the Royals, he was committed to play baseball at the University of Miami (Fla.).
Ronan, 23, appeared in 35 games (10 starts) across three seasons at the University of Hawai’i, striking out 64 batters in 57.1 innings with a 4.87 ERA (31 ER). He appeared for West Virginia (2024) and Mahoning Valley (2025) in the MLB Draft League, striking out 33 combined batters in 33.0 innings.
Ure, 22, pitched in 41 games (5 starts) for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys, logging 50 strikeouts in 37.2 innings over three seasons. Despite going undrafted in the 2025 Draft, he was previously selected by San Francisco in the 19th round of the 2024 Draft, and by Texas in the 16th round of the 2021 Draft, but chose to not sign with either club. He was born in Garden City, Kan.