The Detroit Tigers selected catcher Michel Oliveto from Hauppauge High School in New York on Sunday, July 13, in Atlanta with the No. 34 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft, in the Competitive Balance Round A.
Oliveto, a 6-foot-3 Yale commit from Smithtown, New York, is the second Competitive Balance Round A pick selected by Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris. In 2023, Harris selected shortstop Kevin McGonigle at No. 37 overall out of high school in Pennsylvania. McGonigle is the franchise’s top prospect.
With their first pick in the 2025 draft, at No. 24 overall, the Tigers selected Florida high school shortstop Jordan Yost, a late-blooming left-handed hitter committed to the University of Florida, where his brother plays.
The Tigers’ next pick comes in the second round, at No. 62 overall.
The No. 34 pick comes with a recommended bonus slot value of $2,827,300, though teams can exceed that to sign picks as long as they do not exceed their total bonus pool. (The Tigers’ first-round slot, at No. 24, featured a slot value of $3,726,300.) If the Tigers sign the No. 32 pick for less than slot, those savings can be applied to picks later in the draft. The Tigers have $10,990,800 to spend on their 21 draft picks this year, the 17th-most in baseball. Teams are allowed to exceed the allotment for picks by 5% before paying a 75% fine on the overage. No MLB team has exceeded the 5% limit since the slots were created.
Day 1 of the draft features the first three rounds, with Day 2 on Monday, July 14, featuring Rounds 4-20, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on MLB.com.
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