Mitch Jebb is going to stay in the Midwest.
Jebb, a shortstop from Michigan State and a Saginaw native, was selected No. 42 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday night.
Jebb’s star started rising his sophomore year with the Spartans, then took off with a successful Cape Cod league showing last summer.
“He just plays so hard,” Michigan State coach Jake Boss told The News earlier this year. “That’s the first thing we noticed about him. He’s a guy that will hit a base hit up the middle and before you look up, he’s standing on second base.