LSU star Gavin Dugas selected by Washington Nationals in 2023 MLB Draft

Another LSU Tigers star is off the board as Gavin Dugas has been selected in the 2023 MLB Draft. Dugas was taken in the sixth round, No. 165 overall by the Washington Nationals.

Dugas played an important role in helping LSU win the 2023 national title as he hit .290 with 12 home runs and 46 RBIs. The Louisiana native appeared in 68 games, while starting 66 of them.

Gavin Dugas was named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team at second base after he hit .308 with two home runs, two doubles and four RBIs in Omaha.

Dugas spent five seasons playing at LSU. He appeared in 201 games, while starting 178 of them. For his career, Dugas hit .287 with 44 home runs and 148 RBIs.

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.