This page will be your one-stop shop for all roster moves during Kentucky’s 2026 offseason. It will evolve over the offseason until all roster moves are complete.
Last updated: July 8
Players with remaining eligibility
*Represents that the player is eligible for the 2026 MLB Draft in July. A section will be added in July to show the players who signed with MLB teams.
One major change: The NCAA approved a new eligibility system in late June. Current college athletes either fall under the old rules (five years to play four) or the new rules that allow five seasons. It comes down to which rule gives the athlete more eligibility.
One year of eligibility remaining
- 0 Jaxon Jelkin* – RHP
- 37 Jayce Tharnish* – OF
- 38 Ryan Mullan* – RHP
Two years of eligibility remaining
- 9 Ethan Hindle* – INF
- 12 Connor Mattison* – RHP
- 49 Ben Cleaver* – LHP
- 21 Chase Alderman* – RHP
- 23 Hudson Brown* – 1B/DH
- 50 Will Pryor* – RHP
Three years of eligibility remaining
- 6 Tyler Bell* – INF
- 17 Cameron Owens* – RHP
- 22 Burkley Bounds – RHP
- 36 Nate Harris – RHP
- 45 Leighton Harris* – LHP
Four years of eligibility remaining
- 1 Caeden Cloud – INF
- 19 Jack Sams - RHP
- 24 Braxton Van Cleave – OF
- 47 Will Coleman – LHP
- 33 Ryan Foscolo – OF
Incoming transfer portal commitments (11)
- OF Brody Chrisman* (Akron)
- UTIL JP Peltier (Wright State)
- LHP Kale Hammer (Seattle University)
- RHP Logan Hastings (Maryland)
- RHP PJ Craig (Rider)
- INF Owen Lee (Tennessee Tech)
- RHP Mason Snyder (Western Carolina)
- CF Alex Kelsey (Saint Joseph's)
- C/DH Brayden Ricketts (Indiana)
- LHP Cooper Corkrean (New Mexico)
- C Riley Jackson (Houston)
Incoming high school/junior college commitments (12)
For more details on each high school signee, visit the 2026 commitments page.
- SS - Jimmy Anderson (junior college)
- LHP - Joey Ansell
- OF - Rob Czarniecki
- C - Carson May
- LHP - Cole McLean
- INF - Robert Omidi
- RHP - Matt Ponatoski
- 1B/OF - Kaden Powell
- RHP - Logan Sorrel
- RHP - Aiden Smith
- RHP - Sammy Swank
- RHP - Grayson Willoughby
Outgoing transfers (12)
- 4 Alex Duffey – C/UT
- 44 Michael Gardner – INF (Villanova)
- 28 Lucas Hail – RHP (Wabash Valley College)
- 41 Maxime Boies – INF
- 25 Ryan Schwartz – OF/C (Michigan)
- 29 Owen Jenkins – C/UT (Texas Tech)
- 13 Tagger Tyson – C/UT
- 7 Toby Peterson – LHP
- 49 Tristan Hunter – RHP (Missouri State)
- 30 Bryson Treichel – RHP (Grand Canyon)
- 20 Tommy Skelding – RHP (Appalachian State)
- 31 Oliver Boone – RHP
No remaining eligibility (9)
- 2 Tyler Cerny – INF
- 3 Will Marcy – OF
- 5 Jack Bennett – RHP
- 8 Nile Adcock – RHP
- 10 Luke Lawrence – INF
- 11 Scott Campbell Jr. – OF
- 16 Ira Austin – RHP
- 34 Carson Hansen – OF
- 35 Jackson Soucie – LHP