The 2021 MLB Draft is just days away with the top amateur talents in the game set to be selected in the first round on Sunday.
With the College World Series and the draft combine wrapped up, all that is left now between these players and the beginning of their professional careers is the wait to hear which teams will call them.
It’s always a nearly impossible exercise to guess exactly which teams will be taking which players on draft day, but we’re taking our final shot at predicting where these players will land in the first round of the draft.
Take a look at Sporting News’ latest MLB mock draft.
MORE: Rounding up other MLB expert mock drafts
MLB Mock Draft 2021
1. Pirates — Marcelo Mayer, SS, Eastlake High (Chula Vista, Calif.)
There’s no slam dunk No. 1 overall choice like there have been in the past with players like Adley Rutschman and Spencer Torkelson, but the general consensus seems to be that Mayer is going to be the Pirates pick here as he’s generally pulled ahead of the rest of the high school shortstop class. He’s got one of the best hit tools among prep players in the class, combined with plus power and the ability to stick at shortstop.
2. Rangers — Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt
Leiter has been talked about for a while as one of the top…
