“With Kyson, it’s big velocity,” director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said.

Kyson Witherspoon became the first OU baseball player since 2022 to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, going No. 15 overall to the Boston Red Sox.

Witherspoon, 20, has one of the liveliest arms in the draft, generating easy mid- to high-90s velocity while working with a five-pitch mix that should allow him to mix and match against opposing hitt...