ATLANTA (July 14, 2025) – Washington State catcher Will Cresswell was selected in the 18th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft Monday.
 
Cresswell, taken as the 18th round and No. 532 overall pick, is the first Cougar catcher drafted since P.J. Jones in 2015 and the first Cougar drafted by Toronto since shortstop Cody Bartlett in 2011.
 
This past season, Cresswell became the first Cougar catcher to earn all-league honors since 2021 after earning a spot on the All-Mountain West Conference Second Team. The senior from Auburn, Wash. hit .329 with 13 doubles and five home run doubles along with a team-high 43 RBI and 10 multiple-RBI games while his 19 runners thrown out caught stealing led the league. During conference play, Cresswell hit .369 with eight doubles and five home runs while his team-best 37 RBI were fifth-most in the Mountain West. Cresswell closed his Cougar career with a career-highs in batting average, hits, runs, doubles, stolen bases, RBI and his five home runs tied a career high.
 
In his four-year career at WSU, Cresswell appeared in 132 games and hit .249 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 66 RBI.