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Coffmann the second of two outfielders selected

DETROIT -- After the Tigers selected eight pitchers with their first nine picks, they wrapped up Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft with 6-foot-3 center fielder Kasey Coffman on Friday. The junior showed a mix of power and speed at Arizona State this season with eight home runs and a team-high nine stolen bases.

The left-handed hitter completed his season with a team-best .430 on-base percentage, while finishing second on the squad with a .332 batting average and a .534 slugging percentage.

Coffman hit .337 with six home runs and 44 RBIs last summer in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the Newport Gulls in 42 games.

Bobby Nightengale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @Nightengalejr.
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