Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Fresh off a College World Series victory, LSU baseball stars Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history on Sunday night at the MLB Draft as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals made the first two selections.
The Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick. The Nationals followed up by picking outfielder Crews with the No.
2 pick. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Dylan Crews, left, and Paul Skenes were selected 1-2 in the MLB Draft on July 9, 2023. (Getty Images) Skenes and Crews are the first fair of college teammates to go 1-2 in draft history.
The hard-throwing Skenes went 12-3 with 209 strikeouts in 122 innings as he helped LSU to the national championship. He was the first college pitcher to be taken with the first pick since Casey Mize by the Detroit Tigers in 2018.