NC State Signee CJ Gray has Signed with the Los Angeles Angels

NC State 2025 Pitcher Signee CJ Gray has signed with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Angels signed 5th rounder CJ Gray to a $1,247,500 deal. Slot value for the 140th pick is $519,100.

A $728,400 over slot deal.

— Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 18, 2025

The Angles drafted Gray in the 5th round of the 2025 MLB Draft last week, with the 140th overall pick.

The slot value for the 140th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft was $519,100. In signing a deal worth $1.25 million, Gray’s contract exceeded the slot value by a whopping $728,400.

Incredible.

Gray committed to NC State on November 28, 2022.

Perfect Game ranks Gray as the No. 124 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class and the No. 6 player in the state of North Carolina.

Gray played baseball and football for A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina.