The Hoosiers continued to make noise on Day Two of the MLB Draft, this time with outfielder Korbyn Dickerson coming off the board to the Seattle Mariners.
Dickerson was selected in the fifth round, No. 152 overall, becoming the second Indiana outfielder taken on Monday. Earlier in the day, Devin Taylor went to the Oakland A’s at No. 48.
Like Taylor, Dickerson saw an unexpected draft-day slide.
MLB.com ranked him the No. 83 prospect in this year’s class, and many expected him to go within the top three rounds. Instead, he had to wait until late in the fifth—one of the more surprising developments of the day.
Even so, there’s a lot to like about his profile.
Dickerson started all 56 games for Indiana this past season—55 of them in center field—while posting a .985 fielding percentage. At the plate, he delivered big-time production: 19 home runs, 77 RBIs, and a .314 average across 242 at-bats. He also posted a 1.013 OPS and crushed a 478-foot home run against Maryland—one of the longest shots in college baseball this year.
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Given his power and athleticism, Seattle might be the perfect landing spot. The Mariners already have a star in center with Julio Rodríguez and a track record of developing high-upside outfielders.
Dickerson brings a toolset that fits right into that mold.
“A right-handed hitter, Dickerson features some of the best bat speed and exit velocities in the 2025 college crop, producing at least plus raw power to all fields,” MLB.com wrote in his scouting profile. “Some scouts question how well his pop will play in pro ball because he hasn’t fared as well against quality pitching, especially higher-velocity fastballs. He makes decent contact despite aggressively looking to pull pitches, though he could do more damage with more selectivity about which ones he puts into play.”
So yes, there are still some questions about how his swing will translate to the next level. But the raw tools—bat speed, power, and an aggressive approach—are all there. If he can fine-tune his approach, there’s real potential for him to make a name for himself in the Mariners’ system.
It wasn’t the round he hoped for, but the opportunity is still big. Seattle may have found one of the steals of Day Two—and Dickerson is out to prove exactly that.
