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Detroit Tigers take two-way prospect Colt Keith in Round 5 of 2020 MLB draft

Detroit Tigers legend Alan Trammell, a special assistant to the GM, talks about taking Spencer Torkelson No. 1 overall in MLB draft. Filmed June 11, 2020. Detroit Free Press

Detroit Tigers added Biloxi High School (Mississippi) pitcher/third baseman Colt Keith with their fifth-round pick, their sixth and final selection in the 2020 MLB draft.

The 18-year-old is 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, throws right-handed and bats left-handed.

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There's already talk the Tigers won the draft by picking Keith, a prep prospect who slid down the board with has extreme upside.