Astros select OF Tyler Whitaker with first pick of 2021 Draft

HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Astros have selected outfielder Tyler Whitaker with their first pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. Whitaker, (6-4, 190), who has also played the infield, was selected in the third round of the Draft (87th pick).

Whitaker is a 2021 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, NV and is ranked 37th on MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft Prospects list.