After Jake Schaffner, Owen Hull, Jason DeCaro and Ryan Lynch heard their names called during the first four rounds of the 2026 MLB Draft — marking the first time UNC has had four players go in the first 100 picks — the attention shifted to Day 2 as the draft concluded Sunday with rounds 5-20.
Here are the Tar Heels that were selected during Day 2 of the 2026 MLB Draft…
Macon Winslow
Round 6, No. 190 Overall, Philadelphia Phillies
Winslow becomes the fifth Tar Heel off the board, and earns his shot at the next level following his lone season in Chapel Hill, where he started 67 games for North Carolina while finishing fourth on the Tar Heels in both RBIs (57) and home runs (10).
During the regular season, the Hertford, N.C., native ranked second on the team in RBIs (51) and third in both home runs (9) and hits (58). Defensively, he posted the ACC’s second-best caught-stealing percentage at .556, throwing out eight of 18 attempted base stealers to earn Third-Team All-ACC honors.
Winslow made the short trip to Chapel Hill after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Duke, where he appeared in 100 games with 96 starts and drove in 65 runs.
Matthew Matthijs
Round 17, No. 520 Overall, Seattle Mariners
The Diamond Heel captain became the sixth Tar Heel selected in the 2026 MLB Draft after four seasons in Chapel Hill. The Greenville, N.C., native finished his UNC career with a 4.48 ERA and 153 strikeouts across 128.2 innings pitched.
As a senior, Matthijs appeared in 27 games, posting a 6.39 ERA with 39 strikeouts over 31.0 innings. His best season came as a sophomore in 2024, when the right-hander went 12-4 with a 3.72 ERA across 36 appearances.
Now, Matthijs heads to the Pacific Northwest, where he’ll join a growing group of former Tar Heels in the Mariners organization, including Luke Stevenson (2024-25) and Anthony Donofrio (2024).
Joseph Lawson
Round 20, No. 595 Overall, Miami Marlins
The incoming freshman catcher, first baseman and right-handed pitcher signed with North Carolina out of Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Fla before being drafted in the final round of this weekend’s MLB Draft.
