You'll know the first NY Mets draft pick of 2025 best from a viral moment gone wrong

Who is this Mitch Voit guy? With the 38th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected a former two-way player out of Michigan whose college days included a unique celebration that had him apologizing for it after. After sliding into third base, Voit let his emotions get the best of him. He celebrated in a moment that went viral by pretending to snort the chalk line. It wasn't an ode to anteaters.

Voit was quick to remark on his regrets of the heat of the moment decision to let his emotions get the best of him:

"I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday. I made an immature decision in the heat of the moment. The gesture I made does not reflect my character, the household I was raised in, or the block M that I represent in any kind of way. I take full responsibility for what I did, and I am truly sorry to all those who I have negatively impacted by doing this."

We know Mitch Voit has fire, passion, and an ability to recognize his mistakes. Who is he as a ballplayer?

Mitch Voit was a Wolverine in college and we’re hoping his claws comes out with the Mets

For the second straight year, the Mets took a two-way player in the first round although Voit is now settling in as a second baseman. The change seemed to help him offensively. Last year, he batted .346/.471/.668 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 60 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. He added 4 triples, including the one which had him becoming the most recognizable name in college baseball.

Pitching hadn’t gone too well for him in 2024. Doing a reverse Nolan McLean and instead following the Carson Benge example, he dropped the mound visits after pitching to a 5.49 ERA in 62.1 innings of work. Although control was no problem with a 2.3 BB/9, he got hit around hard. He lacked the ability to accumulate strikeouts, fanning batters at a rate of 5.9 K/9.

No draft is more of a crapshoot than MLB’s. Look no further than the last few days and the ones to follow. Benge and Jonah Tong, represented the Mets in the MLB Future’s Game. Benge was a high-profile college prospect while Tong didn’t go until the 7th round.

At the MLB All-Star Game, we’ll get our chance to possibly see David Peterson pitch. A first-round selection nearly a full decade ago, his journey proves that it can take a while for early round picks to fully blossom.