72 and counting. The Old Dominion baseball program has produced a total of 72 MLB Draft selections in its history, including first round pick and 2011 AL MVP Justin Verlander.
Overall, 29 different Monarchs have been selected in the MLB Draft since 2000. View the complete list of draftees since 2000 below.
Light blue shade denotes active in majors, minors or Independent League.
Asterisk (*) denotes second time selected in draft.
| MONARCHS DRAFTED SINCE 2000 | |||||
| Year | Player | Position | MLB Team | Round | Overall |
| 2017 | Zach Rutherford | SS | Tampa Bay Rays | 6th | 169 |
| 2017 | Jared Young | 2B | Chicago Cubs | 15th | 465 |
| 2017 | Adam Bainbridge | LHP | Kansas City Royals | 30th | 900 |
| 2016 | Nick Hartman | RHP | Toronto Blue Jays | 9th | 282 |
| 2016 | Connor Myers | OF | Chicago Cubs | 27th | 824 |
| 2015 | PJ Higgins | 2B | Chicago Cubs | 12th | 353 |
| 2015 | Greg Tomchick | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | 27th | 821 |
| 2015 | Taylor Ostrich | 1B | Kansas City Royals | 34th | 1029 |
| 2014 | Ryan Yarbrough * | LHP | Seattle Mariners | 4th | 111 |
| 2014 | Conner Overton | RHP | Miami Marlins | 15th | 437 |
| 2013 | Ben Verlander | OF | Detroit Tigers | 14th | 426 |
| 2013 | Ryan Yarbrough | LHP | Milwaukee Brewers | 16th | 602 |
| 2011 | Kyle Hald | LHP | St. Louis Cardinals | 18th | 560 |
| 2010 | Joe Velleggia * | C | Baltimore Orioles | 40th | 1198 |
| 2009 | Joe Velleggia | C | Baltimore Orioles | 42nd | 1256 |
| 2008 | Daniel Hudson | RHP | Chicago White Sox | 5th | 150 |
| 2008 | Anthony Shawler | RHP | Detroit Tigers | 9th | 283 |
| 2008 | Dexter Carter | RHP | Chicago White Sox | 13th | 390 |
| 2008 | Ryan Bergh | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | 26th | 796 |
| 2006 | Jason Godin | RHP | Kansas City Royals | 5th | 137 |
| 2006 | Kevin Gunter | RHP | Cincinnati Reds | 13th | 384 |
| 2006 | Pat Nichols | C | Washington Nationals | 16th | 481 |
| 2006 | Dana Arrowood | RHP | Detroit Tigers | 38th | 1132 |
| 2005 | James Burok | RHP | Colorado Rockies | 8th | 237 |
| 2005 | Needham Jones | LHP | Chicago Cubs | 36th | 1090 |
| 2005 | Jesse Schoendienst | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | 40th | 1218 |
| 2004 | Justin Verlander | RHP | Detroit Tigers | 1st | 2 |
| 2004 | Donnie Smith | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | 4th | 120 |
| 2004 | Brandon Carter | SS | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40th | 1198 |
| 2002 | Ryan Williams | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10th | 301 |
| 2001 | Jeff Eure | C | Milwaukee Brewers | 18th | 538 |
| 2000 | Tim Hummel | SS | Chicago White Sox | 2nd | 52 |
| 2000 | Brian Ross | LHP | Cincinnati Reds | 15th | 453 |