With their first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers chose 18-year-old shortstop Jordan Yost out of Sickles High School in Florida. A late first-round pick and a thriving MLB roster makes a high-school prospect the logical choice for the Tigers, just as they’ve gone the past two seasons in the first round.

Gaston Christian baseball product Meridian Leffew has one more important decision to make. The local standout was selected Monday by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round with pick No. 579 of the 2025 MLB Draft.