Former Texas A&M star Kaeden Kent is heating up in High-A, and his breakout start to May has the baseball world taking notice. While Braden Montgomery grabs most of the headlines, Kent is proving he's another Aggie talent on the rise.
Drafted in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees, Kent was assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades to begin his professional journey. The early going wasn't easy—through his first 25 games, he posted a modest .186/.217/.265 slash line, a typical adjustment period for a young hitter facing pro pitching for the first time.
But April marked a turning point. Kent flipped the switch, slashing .326/.402/.488 with 28 hits and 15 RBIs, showcasing the advanced bat-to-ball skills and gap power that made him such an intriguing draft pick. And if that wasn't impressive enough, May has been even hotter: he's hitting .429/.500/.667 with a five-game hitting streak that's turning heads inside the Yankees organization.
For fans of Texas A&M baseball, this is a familiar story. Kent is one of the most naturally gifted players to come through College Station in recent years, and now he's putting it all together at the next level. If this trajectory continues, he could follow Montgomery as the next Aggie climbing the minor-league ladder toward a well-earned promotion.
Keep an eye on Kent—his surge is a reminder that the best stories in baseball often start with a hot streak in the minors.
