Born and raised in Alabama, Keegan Thompson attended high school at Cullman High School before moving on to the big time at Auburn University, where the young right-hander showed his talents for three seasons, before landing with the Chicago Cubs in the third round of the 2017 June Amateur Draft.
One year before he fell into the Cubs lap, Thompson received the coveted draft day call from the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers were intrigued by the hard-throwing righty, even after Thompson’s unfortunate run-in with Tommy John surgery, missing the entire 2016 season at Auburn.