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.

The Tigers selected a left-handed-hitting high school shortstop with their top Draft pick for the second consecutive year, drafting Jordan Yost out of Sickles High School in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday. Yost ranked 50th in MLB Pipeline’s pre-Draft rankings.

AJ Hinch and Co. enter the off-week having split their last 10 games evenly, though a sweep at home at the hands of the Seattle Mariners — who outscored the home team 35-14 in the three-game set — gives them a four-game skid heading into the break. Needless to say, the natives are getting restless, but how justified are their concerns?