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LSU pitcher Grant Taylor selected by Chicago White Sox

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - APRIL 16: Grant Taylor #50 of the LSU Tigers pitches during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field on April 16, 2022 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 6-2. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU right-handed pitcher Grant Taylor was selected Sunday night in the second round of the MLB Draft (51st pick overall) by the Chicago White Sox.

Rounds 1-2 of the draft were conducted Sunday night in Seattle. Rounds 3-10 will be held starting at 1 p.m. CT Monday, and the draft will conclude Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 beginning at 1 p.m. CT. The draft rounds on Monday and Tuesday may be viewed on MLB.com.

Taylor, a product of Florence, Ala., did not pitch this season after suffering an elbow injury in February. He pitched in 17 games (two starts) as a true freshman in 2022, recording a 4-1 mark and a 5.81 ERA in 31.0 innings with 21 walks and 39 strikeouts.

Taylor is a member of the 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll majoring in Finance.

Taylor was one of four LSU players selected on Sunday, joining pitcher Paul Skenes (No. 1 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates); centerfielder Dylan Crews (No. 2 overall – Washington Nationals) and pitcher Ty Floyd (No. 38 overall – Cincinnati Reds).

“You can’t quantify it,” Johnson said of the impact made on LSU by becoming the first program to have the top two picks in the same draft. “We want to be about development, and we want to be about development for Major League Baseball. Well, you are seeing it here tonight.”

Editor’s Note: LSU release.

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