KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan junior center fielder Tanner Mally has been selected in the 17th round, 508th overall, by the San Francisco Giants in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
 
Mally becomes the 12th Bronco to be selected in the MLB Draft during the tenure of head coach Billy Gernon, and the 116th all-time selection from WMU. Mally is the first Western Michigan player drafted by the Giants since Pat Misch in 2003.
 
A native of Lisle, Ill., Mally won the NCAA Division I batting title this season with a .446 batting average, Western Michigan's highest average since 1965. He also finished second in the nation in on-base percentage with a .554 mark, and set WMU single-season records for both on-base percentage and hits (87).
 
The junior's eye-popping numbers led him to becoming the first Bronco to be named an All-American since 2017, earning All-America accolades from both the NCBWA and the College Baseball Foundation. He was also selected as a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, which honors the nation's top player, and tabbed ABCA Midwest All-Region, All-MAC First Team and All-MAC Defensive Team.
 
Through three seasons with the Broncos, Mally owns the highest career on-base percentage (.499) and second-highest career batting average (.400) in WMU history. Also a star in the classroom, he is a two-time CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC selection.