Jeremiah Jenkins, watching from the dugout during a game for the Sanford Mainers in 2023, was drafted Tuesday by the San Francisco Giants. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

When University of Maine first baseman Jeremiah Jenkins heard his name called in the 14th round of the major league draft Tuesday, it was by a team very familiar with the Black Bears.

Jenkins was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 418th overall pick. Jenkins, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, became the third Maine alum in the Giants’ minor league system. Infielder Quinn McDaniel, a native of Eliot, was selected in the fifth round by the Giants last season. Pitcher Nick Sinacola was taken by the Giants in the seventh round in 2021.

Jenkins, a 6-foot-4, 238-pound slugger, hit 22 home runs and drove in 50 this past season for the Black Bears, hitting .341 with a .762 slugging percentage and .451 on-base percentage and 1.213 OPS (on-base plus slugging) in 49 games. As a sophomore in 2023, Jenkins led Maine with 21 home runs, 76 RBI, a .365 average and 1.248 OPS in 53 games while being named America East Player of the Year.

With 50 career home runs, Jenkins is second all-time in Maine history behind Mark Sweeney (53). Jenkins’ .675 career slugging percentage is the highest in Black Bears history.

Jenkins is the sixth Maine player since 2018 to be drafted, joining McDaniel and Sinacola, as well as Jeremy Pena, selected in the third round in 2018 by Houston and is now the starting shortstop; catcher Chris Bec (2018 fifth round by the Toronto Blue Jays); and pitcher Cody Laweryson (2019 14th round by the Minnesota Twins).