New York Mets select Memphis player in MLB Draft
Xavier Scruggs, former professional MLB player looks at specialized bats before the first round of the MLB baseball draft Sunday, July, 13, 2025 in Atlanta. (Mike Stewart/AP)
He is the first Tiger taken in the draft since pitchers Dalton Fowler and Dalton Kendrick were selected in 2023. He is the 84th draft pick in the history of the program.
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Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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