Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette (13) fields a grounder at the 2025 Men's College World Series. Arquette was selected by the Miami Marlins with the seventh pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Courtesy photo: Oregon State Athletics, Karl Maasdam

The Miami Marlins drafted Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette with their first-round pick, the seventh-overall selection, in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday.

Arquette’s selection by the Marlins made him the first college position player selected in the 2025 draft. He’s the Beavers’ third first-round pick in the last four years, joining 2024 No. 1-overall selection Travis Bazzana (Cleveland Guardians) and 2022 No. 22-overall pick Cooper Hjerpe (St. Louis Cardinals).

Including Arquette, Oregon State has produced 14-total first round picks in program history.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound infielder hit 19 home runs for the Beavers in 2025, slashing .345/.461/.654 in 65 games and helping Oregon State reach their first Men’s College World Series under head coach Mitch Canham.

Arquette spent just his junior season with the Beavers, starting his collegiate career at Washington. In the orange and black, Arquette earned a semifinalist nod for the Golden Spikes Award and was named a consensus all-American.

Professional scouts from outlets like Baseball America and MLB Pipeline rated Arquette as the top college bat in the 2025 draft. Baseball America ranked the Hawaii native the No. 4-overall player in the class, while Pipeline had him two spots lower at No. 6-overall.

“(Arquette) routinely barrels the ball with good bat speed and a fluid swing, giving him the chance to be an above-average hitter with above-average power,” MLB Pipeline wrote in its scouting report. “He could hit 20-25 homers annually as a big leaguer.”

While there have been questions about Arquette’s long-term defensive home, his bat profiles as a middle-of-the-order type — whether that comes at his natural shortstop position, third base or elsewhere.

The Marlins’ seventh-overall pick has a slot-bonus value of $7.1 million in the 2025 draft. Major League Baseball determines slot values  as a starting-point for negotiations between clubs and draftees. Once the Marlins sign Arquette, he’ll report to and debut with one of the organization’s minor-league affiliates.

Arquette was previously drafted in the 18th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but chose to attend college.