Check out who Cincinnati Reds first-round MLB draft pick Steele Hall calls his shortstop idols and what he did to earn Mr. Baseball honors in Alabama.

It didn’t take former Hewitt-Trussville star Steele Hall long to hear his name called Sunday night. The Tennessee shortstop signee was selected No. 9 overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

ATLANTA – The Cincinnati Reds selected Steele Hall, a high school shortstop from Alabama, with the ninth overall pick in the 2025 MLB draft Sunday night. The young, speedy Hall is the first high school hitter the Reds have taken in the first round since outfielder Austin Hendricks in 2020 (12th overall).