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2015 MLB Draft: Houston Astros select Kyle Tucker fifth overall

With one of the sweetest swings to come out of the high school ranks in years, the Astros add a legacy with tons of upside.

After adding LSU shortstop Alex Bregman with the second-overall pick, the Houston Astros made Kyle Tucker their second pick - and the fifth pick overall - of the draft.

Tucker, a high school outfielder out of H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, is the younger brother of current Houston Astro outfielder Preston Tucker, whom the Astros drafted in the seventh round of the 2012 draft.

Considered one of the purest hitters in the 2015 prep class, the younger Tucker was a four-year starter at Plant - a school that has produced seven major leaguers, including Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.