Page 22 - Dylan Crews News Today

Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history on Sunday when they became the first college teammates to be drafted 1st and 2nd in the Major League Baseball Draft.

SEATTLE, Wash. - LSU pitcher Paul Skenes was taken first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday in the 2023 MLB Draft. Right after Skenes, outfielder Dylan Crews was taken No. 2 overall by the Washington Nationals.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected hard-throwing LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes with the top pick in baseball's amateur draft on Sunday night, with teammate Dylan Crews going No. 2 to the Washington Nationals. Skenes went 12-3 with 209 strikeouts in 122 innings in helping lead the Tigers to the College World Series championship. The pick was announced by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., the top pick of the 1987 draft by the Seattle Mariners.

Ty Floyd becomes third LSU Tiger picked in first round of 2023 MLB Draft Ty Floyd LSU Tigers 2023 MLB Draft Cincinnati Reds

Lake Mary High School alum Dylan Crews was the number two overall pick in Sunday's MLB draft, and he's now joining the Washington Nationals.

After some bad lottery luck, the A’s are armed with the sixth overall pick for the third time in eight years.

Washington Nationals pick LSU star Dylan Crews No. 2 overall in 2023 MLB Draft

Skenes, who helped the Tigers win the College World Series, is the first college pitcher to go No. 1 since Casey Mize in 2018.

Will Skenes or Crews go first? How much of LSU’s recruiting class do the Tigers hold on to?

The Nationals drafted LSU outfielder Dylan Crews with the second overall pick in Sunday's MLB draft, selecting the nation's top college hitter who hit .426 this past season. The 21-year-old was the obvious choice for the Nationals after the Pittsburgh Pirates selected LSU pitcher Paul Skenes ahead of Washington.