Auburn pitcher Casey Mize could become the first player with Alabama baseball roots to be the No. 1 selection in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.
ESPN is among the organizations whose projections predict the Detroit Tigers will select Mize with the first pick in the 2018 draft.
And the former Springville High School standout isn't the only player from a state high school or college who's coveted by Major League teams. South Alabama outfielder Travis Swaggerty is considered a likely top-15 pick on Monday night.
Two players with Alabama baseball roots haven't been picked that early in the same draft since the first one in 1965.