US EditionDetroit Tigers 2025 MLB Draft: Meet the Shortstop Who Skyrocketed up Draft Boards
WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, JUL 14 – The Tigers continue their strategy of selecting prep hitters with strong contact and defensive skills up the middle, investing a $3.7 million slot value to sign Yost, a standout from Tampa.
- On July 13 in Atlanta, the Detroit Tigers used their first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft to select Jordan Yost, a left-handed hitting shortstop from a high school in Tampa, Florida.
- The Tigers focused on high school talent with up-the-middle skills, continuing a recent trend under president Scott Harris who previously picked Max Clark and Bryce Rainier.
- Yost excelled at the 2025 Draft Combine and set a program record with 105 hits in 290 at bats, batting.420 and making only two errors at shortstop last season.
- The pick carries a slot value near $3.7 million, and the Tigers have approximately $11 million to spend on 21 selections while viewing Yost as a high-ceiling, skilled hitter with strong contact skills.
- Although Yost likely will join the Tigers' farm system, it remains uncertain if he will forgo college or play alongside his brother at the University of Florida.
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Tigers go for high school shortstop, catcher with first two picks in MLB Draft
With their appetite for prep hitters becoming a draft-night trademark, the Tigers struck again Sunday, snagging shortstop Jordan Yost with their first pick (No. 24 overall) in the 2025 MLB Draft. Yost, 18, is a left-handed batter from Sickles High in Tampa, Florida, 6-foot, 170 pounds, and is viewed as a skilled hitter with the kind of contact-crunch and strike-zone eye an organization celebrates. Yost is a high-ceiling pick, for sure, with two-…
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USA TodayDetroit Tigers pick Jordan Yost, a high school SS, in Round 1 of 2025 MLB Draft
The Detroit Tigers made their first pick of the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday in Atlanta, taking Florida high school shortstop Jordan Yost in Round 1.
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