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Following an exciting and phenomenal LSU baseball season, it should come as not surprise that 13 LSU players were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft, a total which is the third-highest in NCAA history. LSU’s total of 13 drafted players this season ties the SEC mark also held by Vanderbilt in 2019, Kentucky in 2018 and Texas A&M in 2016. The Tigers made MLB history by having the first two overall players picked in the draft – right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes and centerfielder Dylan Crews. Skenes’ signing bonus was a record deal of $9.2 million, and Crews was just behind him with a signing bonus of $9 million. Since the MLB Draft began in 1965, LSU players have been selected on 253 occasions, including 21 first-round selections. Below is the complete list of all the LSU players from the 2023 MLB Draft: • RHP Paul Skenes (1st Round, No. 1 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates) • OF Dylan Crews (1st Round, No. 2 overall – Washington Nationals) • RHP Ty Floyd (Competitive Balance Round A, No. 38 overall – Cincinnati Reds) • RHP Grant Taylor (2nd Round, No. 51 overall – Chicago White Sox) • 1B/OF Tre’ Morgan (3rd Round, No. 88 overall – Tampa Bay Rays) • 2B Gavin Dugas (6th Round, No. 165 overall – Washington Nationals • RHP Garrett Edwards (11th Round, No. 333 overall – Tampa Bay Rays) • RHP Blake Money (12th Round, No. 361 overall – Baltimore Orioles) • OF Brayden Jobert (12th Round, No. 365 overall – St. Louis Cardinals) • LHP Riley Cooper (13th Round, No. 391 overall, Baltimore Orioles) • SS Jordan Thompson (15th Round, No. 460 overall – Los Angeles Dodgers) • LHP Javen Coleman (16th Round, No. 490 overall – Los Angeles Dodgers) • RHP Christian Little (19th Round, No. 576 overall – New York Mets) Follow me on Twitter @SportsChrissy

The Battle of the #1 Pick!

All Star Weekend is finally here and we're excited about the Home Run Derby and the ultimate showdown.

If you follow sports even a little bit, you probably already know that the LSU Tigers are the 2023 NCAA College Baseball National Champions. LSU defeated the Florida Gators in the best-of-three series in Omaha at the College World Series. The title is LSU's 7th all-time and first since 2009. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson becomes the first head coach in NCAA Division 1 history to win the World Series in just his second season. Here are some other facts that you might not have about this stellar team, though: · There are 15 players from Louisiana who are on this World Series Championship team. · LSU’s Paul Skenes was selected the 2023 D1Baseball Player of the Year after helping lead the Tigers to the national championship. · Skenes (13-2, 1.69 ERA) led the nation in strikeouts with 209, breaking the 34-year-old single-season mark of former LSU All-American Ben McDonald. He only walked 20 batters and held opponents to a .165 batting average in 122.2 innings. · LSU center fielder Dylan Crews (.426 average, 18 home runs, 70 RBI) is projected to be drafted #1 in Sunday, July 9’s MLB draft. However, there are rumblings that Skenes could be taken first over Crews. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the overall number one pick. · There are at least three other LSU players who are expected to get drafted on Sunday · No matter who gets drafted, all the players of the team are getting the royal treatment – including their families. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office escorted the family of Brayden Jobert (#6 for LSU and starting right-fielder) from the airport (MSY) back to their hometown of Slidell following the World Series. Stayed tuned for an exclusive interview with Jobert next week right here at The Kneaux! Follow me on Twitter @SportsChrissy