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Detroit Tigers sign prep standout Max Clark after picking him No. 3 overall in 2023 draft

The Detroit Tigers have signed outfielder Max Clark, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft, to an under-slot bonus.

The 18-year-old, a left-handed hitter from Franklin Community High School in Indiana, signed with the Tigers for a $7.7 million bonus, according to MLB.com's Jim Callis. The value of the No. 3 overall pick equaled $8,341,700.

He is represented by Wasserman agent Sam Samardzija.

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Now that Clark has signed, officially leaving his college commitment to Vanderbilt in the past, he will begin his professional career at the Tigers' spring training complex in Lakeland, Florida.