SEATTLE – Middle Tennessee Baseball's Jaden Hamm has been selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft.
Hamm—a junior in 2023—is the club's 5th round selection and No. 143 overall pick.
The native of Culleoka, Tenn. spent three seasons with the Blue Raider program, and was a starter in each regular season series this past season.
In 2023, Hamm led the Blue Raiders in starts (14), innings pitched (79.2) and strikeouts (93). He was a Conference USA First Team member. The 6-1 righty had the program's first complete-game, nine-inning, one-hit shutout since 1976 on March 10 against Evansville, striking out a career-high 11 batters.