Outfielder Kai Roberts — the University of Utah's career leader in stolen bases — was selected by the San Diego Padres in the seventh round of the MLB draft on Monday.
Former Skyridge High star set records as the Utes ’ stolen-base leader.The San Diego Padres selected former University of Utah outfielder Kai Roberts in the seventh round of the MLB draft on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas.
He is the top base-stealer in Utah program history both for a single season and career . His 33 stolen bases this past season led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th in the country. Roberts put together a 2024 season that positioned him as one of the Pac-12′s most improved players from the 2023 campaign. He raised his batting average nearly 100 points and bumped his slugging percentage from .393 to .562, to go with career highs of 83 hits, 21 doubles, seven home runs and 58 RBI.
He started all 55 games in center field this past season, finishing among the conference’s top 10 in most major categories including batting average ; OBP ; hits ; doubles ; RBI and runs scored . Roberts’ 27 multi-hit games was the most by a Ute in the Pac-12 era; Utah was 19-8 in those games.
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