Dylan Crews blasts first home run as a professional
Dylan Crews was one of the most decorated players in college baseball history during his time with the LSU Tigers. The former No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft has wasted little time in getting comfortable in his new home as a professional baseball player. On Sunday, he belted his first home run in the pros for the Fredericksburg Nationals, sending it over the wall in the bottom of the first inning.
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The Fredericksburg Nationals are the A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
The Washington Nationals selected him with the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft.
Crews put together a banner season in 2023, hitting .426 with 18 home runs and 70 RBI to help lead LSU to a national championship. His efforts earned him the Golden Spikes Award as the top player in college baseball, and he beat out teammate Paul Skenes for the honor. He’s the second LSU player to ever win the Golden Spikes, joining Ben McDonald.
In LSU’s College World Series-clinching victory over Florida, Crews — like many of the Tigers — had a monster day at the plate. He went 4-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored to help LSU to the 18-4 blowout victory to bring home the seven CWS title in program history.
Crews was also named the SEC Player of the Year
Crews was named the SEC Player of the Year in May.
He reflected on being named the SEC Player of the Year, taking some time to shout out everyone who worked behind the scenes to help him get to where he is now.
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“It feels great, it feels great,” the LSU star told the media. “You know, it shows that the hard work is definitely paying off. You know, and the people that helped me out to get to where I am today, it means just as much to them as it does to me. So I’m very thankful, very blessed.
“I’m just trying to soak in each and every day, and looking back I think this is something I’m definitely going to think about, and just have a great memory of all these moments out here. I’m very thankful for it.”
It’s going to be exciting to see how his professional baseball career plays out in the future and he’s already back to hitting bombs.
On3’s Nick Schultz and On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this article.