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Tigers Test Strong Track Record With Unexpected First Round Picks in MLB Draft
The Detroit Tigers have a proven draft strategy that they put to the test with some surprising selections in the MLB draft.
Henning: Tigers believe they struck it rich with a draft pick who doesn’t strike out
Jordan Yost, the Tigers' first-round draft pick on Sunday, has struck out only 10 times during his entire high school career.
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Detroit Tigers 2025 MLB Draft: Meet the shortstop who skyrocketed up draft boards
With their first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers chose 18-year-old shortstop Jordan Yost out of Sickles ...
The Tigers’ massive draft gamble may blow up in their face
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.
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‘It’s all about attributes’: Tigers go with young bats, older arms on Day 1 of MLB Draft
With their appetite for prep hitters becoming a draft-night trademark, the Tigers struck again Sunday, snagging shortstop ...
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MLB Draft 2025: Tigers focus on late-blooming prospects in Day 1
The Detroit Tigers leaned into selecting late-rising prospects as part of their haul in Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday ...
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The Braves and 3 more teams who botched this year's MLB Draft
Alex Anthopoulos has done lots of great things during his Atlanta Braves tenure, but the organization's recent first-round picks under his watch haven't done mu ...
Tigers Make Bold Gamble on Contact Skills in First-Round Draft Pick
The Tigers took a surprising swing with their first-round pick in the MLB Draft, selecting Tampa-area high school shortstop ...
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How the Tigers top MLB draft pick developed a disciplined bat
Jordan Yost vividly remembers the only strikeout of his senior year. He remembers the school, the pitcher — Wharton’s Daniel Duno — and the pitch that resulted in a rare third strike for the Detroit ...