Trinity College alumnus and former Bantam baseball player Cooper McGrath ’23 was an 18th-round selection of the San Francisco Giants in the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft this summer.
McGrath becomes the sixth former Bantam to be drafted into the MLB, and the first since James Wood ’10 was selected in the 47th round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners.
The pitcher from South Hamilton, Massachusetts, earned a B.A. in economics from Trinity.
McGrath was a member of the Bantams pitching staff for his junior and senior campaigns from 2022 to 2023. As a junior, McGrath led the Trinity rotation with six wins and a team-high 42 strikeouts in 31.2 innings of work, while limiting opponents to a .252 batting average. During his senior season, McGrath transitioned to a relief role, posting a 3.38 earned run average in eight innings pitched with two saves.
After transferring to Northeastern as a graduate student, McGrath logged 28 appearances out of the bullpen with a 4-0 record and one save, along with a 2.20 ERA and a .220 opponent batting average.
Trinity College All-Time MLB Draft Picks:
2025:
Cooper McGrath (2022-23) (536th Overall, 18th Round, San Francisco Giants)
2010:
James Wood (2007-10) (47th Round, Seattle Mariners)
2009:
Jeremiah Bayer (2008-09) (918th Overall, 30th Round, Boston Red Sox)
2008:
Tim Kiely (2005-08) (829th Overall, 27th Round, Los Angeles Angels)
Thomas DiBenedetto (2005-08) (1,132nd Overall, 37th Round, Boston Red Sox)
2002:
Jonah Bayliss (2001-02) (198th Overall, 7th Round, Kansas City Royals)
The Class of 2026 inductees are Mickey Kobrosky ’37, Susan Cutler Beyer ’85, Kate Hunter ’05, Gustav Detter ’09, Kanzy El Defrawy ’16, and former coach/administrator Chet H. McPhee. Doug Tansill ’61, P’91, ’96 was selected for the inaugural Blue & Gold Award.
The Hockey News follows the story of Dominique DiDia ’12 and Kim Weiss ’11, who met as Trinity teammates and now are general manager and coach of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League team in Las Vegas.
Trinity College Athletics has announced the hiring of Taylor Mendoza as the new men’s lacrosse head coach, effective August 3, 2026. Mendoza becomes the seventh head coach in program history.
A highlight from June was Reunion Weekend, which included Ideas Fest and the Athletics Hall of Fame induction. Restorations and repairs continued across campus, and the concrete was poured for the new Elting Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
