The 2025 college baseball transfer portal summer cycle has featured many big-name players across the country that have traded in their old threads for new ones this offseason.
Some were decisions based on coaching changes, while others wanted to enter conferences like the SEC and ACC to put their talents to the test.
And now that the tide has settled and most portal targets have made their decision before the 2025-26 school year started, here are 12 of the biggest transfers at the start of September.
Henry Ford (Virginia to Tennessee)
The Volunteers made huge splashes in the transfer portal, the biggest fish being Virginia’s Henry Ford.
A draft-eligible sophomore, the outfielder and first baseman mashed for the Cavaliers. He hit .348 with 28 homers and 115 RBI in two seasons at Virginia, picking up a Second Team All-ACC selection in 2025.
That stat line has “MLB draft pick” written all over it.
However, the 6-foot-5, 225-pound player wasn’t selected in the 2025 MLB draft, electing to head to Knoxville and become a major piece in Tennessee’s 2026 plans. The Volunteers produced the most Day 1 draft picks in this year’s draft, leaving multiple holes in their projected lineup for next season. Ford’s addition shores some of that up.
Chris Hacopian (Maryland to Texas A&M)
Chris Hacopian has been one of the best hitters in the Big Ten for the past two seasons and seemed to become one of the conference’s household names entering his junior season. The shortstop received consecutive Second Team All-Big Ten selections.
He hit .375 with 14 homers and 61 RBI this past season, leading the Terrapins in hits (72), doubles (12) and OPS (1.158).
Texas A&M now gets to reap those benefits, dropping Hacopian into the right side of the defense with third baseman Gavin Grahovac, the 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year who missed most of last season due a left shoulder injury.
Another strong season for Hacopian, specifically in the SEC, will be huge for the Aggies and his potential 2026 draft plans.
Joey Volchko (Stanford to Georgia)
Another big name is heading into the depths of the SEC, and it’s one of the most tantalizing arms.
Right-hander Joey Volchko has one of the best toolboxes in the country: an electric fastball that touches triple digits on occasion and a head-turning, nasty slider. That doesn’t include his…
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