In the 22 round, the Yankees selected Gerrit van Zijll from Alvin Community College. Van Zijll is a left-handed pitcher who had 15 appearances with a 6-3 record.

Van Zijll pitched 76.2 innings, striking out 122 and finished the season with a 2.35 ERA. in 2019 he threw two complete games and one shutout. He ranked sixth in strikeouts and seventh in strikeouts per game with 14.32.

He held batters to .209 batting average. Originally committed to Cameron University, van Zijll played one year at Alvin.