Tre' Morgan selected in third round of MLB Draft by Tampa Bay Rays
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU first baseman/outfielder Tre’ Morgan was selected Monday by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round of the MLB Draft.
Rounds 3-10 continue on 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.
Morgan, a New Orleans, La., native, batted .316 (85-for-269) for LSU this season with 15 doubles, four triples, nine homers, 53 RBI and 66 runs. He finished No. 2 in the SEC in triples, No. 2 in sacrifice flies (8), No. 5 in hit-by-pitch (18), No. 8 in hits and No. 9 in runs scored.
Morgan was voted to the 2023 College World Series All-Tournament Team, batting .344 (11-for-32) with three doubles, one triple, six RBI and six runs. He hit a team-high .556 (5-for-9) in the NCAA Super Regional versus Kentucky (June 10-11) with one double, two homers, three RBI and four runs.
Morgan hit two homers in Game 1 of the Super Regional, marking his second career two-homer game; the first came earlier this season (May 14) versus Mississippi State.
He has played and started in 194 career games in three seasons (2021-23) at LSU, batting .332 (256-for-771) with 49 doubles, nine triples, 20 homers, 149 RBI and 180 runs. Morgan has been hit by a pitch on 47 occasions, and he ranks No. 2 on the LSU career HBP list.
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Morgan is one of five LSU players selected in the draft through three rounds, joining pitcher Paul Skenes (No. 1 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates); centerfielder Dylan Crews (No. 2 overall – Washington Nationals), pitcher Ty Floyd (No. 38 overall – Cincinnati Reds) and pitcher Grant Taylor (No. 51 overall – Chicago White Sox).
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Jay Johnson on Tre Morgan at the CWS
“I think as I’ve said before, throughout the year and rightfully so, he’s one of the best competitors that I’ve ever coached. And just his will to win, his will to succeed, come through for our team when we need him the most is really next level.
And I think it starts there. Great parents. Was raised incredibly well. I think the maturation process, if you will, that I’ve seen is that he’s become a leader on our team. And getting to spend these two years with him, it’s been really fun to see that evolution and hear him speak here in Omaha about his teammates and what we’re trying to do and how we’re trying to do it.
And in terms of the play, nobody embodies that better than Tre’. And on top of that, he’s a phenomenal baseball player. Very rarely do you put that competitive character with the hand-eye coordination, the two-strike-hitting ability, defensive versatility and all those things.
Shortly after we’re done a professional team is going to be very happy to have Tre’ Morgan.”
