AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Baseball right-handed pitcher Ty Madden was selected with the 32nd overall pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.
Selected in the Competitive Balance Round A, Madden is the highest drafted Texas Baseball player since Taylor Jungmann was selected 12th overall in 2011.
This season, Madden finished with a 2.45 ERA and a 7-5 record in 113.2 innings pitched. He struck out 137 batters, the most by a Texas pitcher since J.P. Howell in 2004. He held opposing hitters to a .