The Detroit Tigers have a propensity for selecting prep position players recently, and that strategy was no different on Sunday for their first selection in the

The Detroit Tigers are pushing in all their chips on a high-upside pitching prospect in the 11th round of the MLB Draft. It may be a stroke of genius — or not.

The Detroit Tigers leaned into selecting late-rising prospects as part of their haul in Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. The Tigers began the night picking shortstop Jordan Yost with the No. 24 pick, followed by catcher Michael Oliveto 34th overall, righty Malachi Witherspoon in the second round and lefty Ben Jacobs in the third round.

The Detroit Tigers head into the All-Star break with the best record in Major League Baseball during what has been an incredible campaign over the first half of the year. If you told fans before the year that is where things would stand over halfway into the campaign,

Detroit Tigers shortstop Jordan Yost and catcher Michael Oliveto — both selected in the 2025 MLB Draft — are left-handed hitters from the prep ranks.

The Tigers took 14 pitchers, three shortstops, two catchers, and two outfielders, during their Sunday-Monday shopping spree.