RHP Justin Hagenman, New York MetsFirst, an ode to the man who became the first Penn Stater in the bigs since David Aardsma in 2015 and the first to be drafted out of Penn State since Nate Bump in 2005. Still, the Mets had considerable issues with their starting pitching depth throughout the 2025 season. Bivens, a State College native, committed to Penn State ahead of the 2015 season, but failed a drug test and was kicked off the team. Pittaro, Athletics (High-A)Pittaro, who transferred to Penn State from Vanderbilt following the 2021 season, had just 129 plate appearances as a Nittany Lion from 2022-24, leading to him going undrafted. After pitching 64.2 innings across three seasons at Penn State, he threw three innings in rookie ball in the Mariners’ organization before missing the entire 2024 season.