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.

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

Detroit Tigers scouting director Mark Conner talks shortstop Jordan Yost and catcher Michael Oliveto on July 13, 2025, after Day 1 of 2025 MLB Draft.

MLB Draft has concluded and the Detroit Tigers have made their 21 selections to help bolster their farm system. In total the Tigers selected 13 pitchers and eight hitters. Seven of the Tigers picks were high school prospects and 11 came from Division I colleges.

The Detroit Tigers selected Florida Gators commit Jordan Yost on Sunday with the No. 24 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Yost is the brother of current Gators outfielder Hayden Yost and was ranked as the No. 50 overall prospect in this draft, according to MLB.com’s top 250.

Jordan Yost, a shortstop from Sickles High in Citrus Park, Florida, who went to the Tigers at No. 24 overall, in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft; and Michael Oliveto, a 6-foot-3 catcher from Hauppauge High on Long Island, New York, who was on his way to Yale, at least until the Tigers made him the draft’s 34 th overall pick.

Yost only weighed about 115 pounds as a freshman at Sickles High School in Tampa, Florida. His physical tools as a baseball player took a bit longer to develop, so it resulted in Yost having an emphasis on his technique and his discipline at the plate. It’s what attracted the Tigers to select the now 6-foot, 170-pound shortstop.