LSU outfielder Brayden Jobert selected by St. Louis Cardinals in 2023 MLB Draft

LSU outfielder Brayden Jobert has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him with the No. 365 overall pick in the 12th round on Tuesday.

Jobert played a key role for the Tigers as part of their national championship season in 2023. He had a .301 batting average, 14 home runs and 49 RBI in 60 appearances. He also played a key role on the Regional round of the NCAA Tournament as he hit the game-winning home run against Oregon State to help force a final game against the Beavers.

Jobert also led the Tigers in home runs during the College World Series with three as they brought home the seventh national title in program history.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.