LAKELAND, Fla. - Jordan Yost, a 2025 Sickles High School graduate, is officially a pro baseball player.

It's been amazing, but the 18-year-old has finally reached the point where he has stopped pinching himself after being selected by the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft. He's been training at the Tigers spring training facility in Lakeland.

"The first couple of weeks, I think it was a little bit of a shock, but definitely settled in lately and getting into a routine," Yost said.

Yost was quite the high school prospect. As a senior at Sickles, he hit for a .420 batting average with four home runs and 26 RBI. But throughout his entire high school career, he only struck out 10 times.

"I think my speed and IQ are the biggest thing and the availability to make co

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