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Giants Draft Peyton Bonds in Third Round

Giants framed the pick as a tools-based gamble privileging size, exit velocity and defensive projection over family ties

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Outfielder Peyton Bonds hit .352 with a .436 on-base percentage in 36 games at Rutgers this year. The Giants selected him in the third round of the MLB draft on Saturday.
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Overview

  • The San Francisco Giants selected outfielder Peyton Bonds with the 90th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on July 11, 2026.
  • Bonds is a 6-foot-5, roughly 230-pound right-handed hitter from Rutgers who hit .352/.436/.535 with six home runs in 36 games this season.
  • At the MLB Draft Combine he posted a 90th-percentile exit velocity of 110.6 mph, a metric teams cited as a key reason for his rise on draft boards.
  • Giants senior director of amateur scouting Michael Holmes said lineage did not drive the choice and that the club drafted Bonds for his measurable tools and projectable upside.
  • Scouts view Bonds as an excellent defensive center fielder with strong contact skills but unproven long-term power, and the Giants will monitor his April hamstring injury while working on mechanical tweaks to unlock more power.