The Detroit Tigers selected Dylan Smith, a right-handed pitcher from Alabama, with their third-round pick Monday in the 2021 MLB draft.
Smith, 6 feet 2 and 180 pounds, was chosen No. 74 overall. The 21-year-old is the fourth player drafted by the Tigers, following high school pitcher Jackson Jobe (No. 3 overall), Texas right-handed pitcher Ty Madden (No. 32 overall) and high school infielder Izaac Pacheco (No. 39 overall).
Smith, a junior, went 2-8 with a 3.84 ERA and 113 strikeouts over 98u2153 innings across 16 starts last season for the Crimson Tide.