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.

The Seattle Mariners made Hayden Murphy the fourth pitcher picked from Auburn ’s 2025 team in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the American League club selected the right-hander at No. 453 on Monday. Murphy attracted big-league attention even though his 2025 campaign didn’t go as well as hoped.

The Baltimore Orioles took Ike Irish 19th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft, giving Auburn baseball a first-round draftee for the first time since 2020.