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MLB Sooners
As of Oct. 2: Bennett, Cavalli, Irvin, and Sandlin finished in the majors. Horton is out after Tommy John. Crooks and Olds are in Triple-A. The Witherspoons are in High-A and Single-A, and the 2026 draft class has signed.
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Names to know
Cade Horton
CHC · RHP
Tommy John surgery in April 2026. The Cubs put him on the 60-day IL. Not expected back until the second half of 2027. The 2.67 ERA is his 2025 rookie line.
Jake Irvin
WSH · RHP
20 starts in 2026: 2–10, 5.48 ERA, 110 strikeouts in 106.2 innings.
Cade Cavalli
WSH · RHP
Full season in the Nationals rotation: 3.02 ERA over 169.2 innings, 10.6 strikeouts per nine.
Jake Bennett
BOS · LHP
Rookie lefty in Boston’s rotation after the trade from Washington. 3.65 ERA. The Red Sox finished 87–75.
Kyson Witherspoon
FRE · RHP · High-A
2025 first-rounder, 15th overall. Traded from Boston to Baltimore on Aug. 3. Orioles’ No. 7 prospect. 4–5, 4.22 ERA, 98 strikeouts in 89.2 innings.
Malachi Witherspoon
LAK · RHP · Single-A
Kyson’s twin. 2025 second-rounder, 62nd overall, to Detroit. Tigers’ No. 10 prospect. 3–5, 5.61 ERA, 93 strikeouts in 77 innings.
Brendan Brock
NYY · C/OF · Farm
2026 third round, 99th overall. Signed for $789,800. Hit .302 with 13 home runs in his one year in Norman, then won a national title.
Jaxon Willits
LAA · INF · Farm
2026 fifth round, 141st overall. Signed for $650,000. College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Son of Reggie Willits.
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*Horton 2025 season. Others listed without counting stats.
14 players
| OU | ERA* | W | IP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan Brock | New York Yankees Farm | C/OF | Active | 2026 | — | — | — |
Cade Cavalli | Washington Nationals | RHP | Active | 2018–20 | 3.02 | — | 169.20 |
Cade Crossland | Peoria Chiefs High-A | LHP | Active | 2024–25 | — | — | — |
Cade Horton | Chicago Cubs | RHP | IR | 2022 | 2.67 | 11 | 118 |
David Sandlin | Chicago White Sox | RHP | Active | 2022 | 5.58 | 3 | 40.10 |
Deiten Lachance | Cleveland Guardians Farm | C | Active | 2024–26 | — | — | — |
Jake Bennett | Boston Red Sox | LHP | Active | 2020–22 | 3.65 | — | — |
Jake Irvin | Washington Nationals | RHP | Active | 2016–18 | 5.48 | 2 | 106.20 |
Jaxon Willits | Los Angeles Angels Farm | INF | Active | 2024–26 | — | — | — |
Jimmy Crooks | Memphis Redbirds Triple-A | C | Active | 2021–22 | — | — | — |
Kyson Witherspoon | Frederick Keys High-A | RHP | Active | 2023–25 | 4.22 | 4 | 89.20 |
LJ Mercurius | Arizona Diamondbacks Farm | RHP | Active | 2024–26 | — | — | — |
Malachi Witherspoon | Lakeland Flying Tigers Single-A | RHP | Active | 2023–25 | 5.61 | 3 | 77 |
Wyatt Olds | Worcester Red Sox Triple-A | RHP | Active | 2019–21 | — | — | — |
From the desk
mlbNorth Side · 5 min
Cade Horton, the quiet ace
A year after finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting, the 2022 first-rounder is the Sooner the Cubs keep circling in September.
mlbDispatch · 4 min
Jake Bennett, Fenway, Wednesday night
The left-hander who debuted on May 1 is listed to start September 9 against the Angels. Two Sooners now wear Boston red.
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