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 41st overall pick as Los Angeles tapped into the Arkansas pipeline with back-to-back selections.

A total of 2 products, including Zach Root, were selected in this year's MLB Draft, which was held during All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.