The Detroit Tigers selected 21 players to become members of the organization, beginning Sunday, July 13 in the 2025 MLB Draft with Rounds 1-3.
They started by taking Jordan Yost, a shortstop from Sickles High School, Florida, with the No. 24 overall pick in the first round Sunday. The Tigers took another high schooler with their second pick.
Rounds 4-20 continued on Monday, July 14, when Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris continued adding to one of the most loaded prospect-cupboards in the league.
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The Tigers entered the 2025 season with the No. 1-ranked farm system according to MLB Pipeline, and much of that has to do with players Harris has selected in the past two drafts. That includes 11 total players from the 2023 and 2024 Tigers draft classes, the two classes Harris drafted at the helm of the team, who stand among the top 30 prospects in the organization.
With good prognosticating, the Tigers may add more high-quality prospects through the 2025 draft.
Here’s a look at all the picks the Tigers made in the 2025 draft:
Tigers picks in 2025 MLB Draft
The Tigers had 21 picks in the 20-round draft. Here is the order of picks, plus the overall number of the draft pick:
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Day 1
Round 1: No. 24 — Jordan Yost, SS, Sickles High School, Florida
Competitive Balance Round A: No. 34 — Michael Oliveto, C, Hauppauge High School, New York
Round 2: No. 62 — Malachi Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
Round 3: No. 98 — Ben Jacobs, LHP, Arizona State
Day 2
Round 4: No. 129 — Caleb Leys, LHP, Maine
Round 5: No. 159 — Ryan Hall, RHP, North Gwinnett High School, Georgia
Following the fifth round, all teams pick in the same order, with the Tigers picking in the 24th slot in each round.
Round 6: No. 189 — Grayson Grinsell, LHP, Oregon
Round 7: No. 219 — Cale Wetwiska, RHP, Northern Oklahoma College-Enid
Round 8: No. 249 — Nick Dumesnil, OF, Cal Baptist
Round 9: No. 279 — Trevor Heishman, P, St. John Bosco High School, California
Round 10: No. 309 — Edian Espinal, C, Central Florida
Round 11: No. 339 — River Hamilton, P, Sam Barlow High School, Oregon
Round 12: No. 369 — Cash Kuiper, P, Murray State College
Round 13: No. 399 — Jack Goodman, SS, Northeastern
Round 14: No. 429 — Beau Ankeney, 1B, Loyola Marymount
Round 15: No. 459 — Charlie Christensen, P, Central Arkansas
Round 16: No. 489 — Joe Ruzicka, P, Belmont
Round 17: No. 519 — Joey Wimpelberg, P, Central Florida
Round 18: No. 549 — Ethan Rogers, P, Lone Jack High School, Missouri
Round 19: No. 579 — Meridian Leffew, SS, Gaston Christian High School, North Carolina
Round 20: No. 609 — Kameron Douglass, OF, Alabama State
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers picks in 2025 MLB Draft: All 21 players they selected
Reporting by Christian Romo and Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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