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Detroit Tigers Draft Lake Orion's Nick Degg

Tigers select pitcher in 37th round of MLB First-Year Player Draft.

A local baseball standout might get a shot with his favorite pro team.

Lake Orion pitcher Nick Degg was drafted Saturday by the Detroit Tigers on the third day of the MLB First-Year Player Draft, according to the Oakland Press.

According to the report, the Tigers selected Degg, ranked by Baseball America as the sixth-best baseball prospect in Michigan, in the 37th round of the draft. He is a Central Michigan University commit.

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