FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton standout Paul Contreras was selected by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
Contreras was selected by the Yankees with the 127th overall pick in the fourth round, becoming the highest-drafted Titan since Colton Eastman was taken 107th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2018 MLB Draft.
The junior was named the Big West Field Player of the Year, becoming the first Titan to earn the honor since 2016. He also garnered ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team recognition.Â
Contreras led the team with a .346 batting average which ranked third in The Big West Conference while adding a team-high 40 runs and 45 RBI. In his second season with the Titans, Contreras hit 14 home runs, the most by a Titan since Christian Colon hit 17 in 2010.Â
The junior improved his batting average to .436 in conference play to go along with an .802 slugging percentage, .512 on-base percentage and 1.314 OPS, all of which led the Big West.
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