LSU baseball is losing a talented pitching recruit to the Chicago Cubs after Dylan Blomker was selected in the fifth round of the MLB Draft.

In an annual process, LSU signs top high school talent. Many of them are selected early in the Major League Baseball Draft, and the Tigers sweat out the decisions of those players.

Derek Curiel is a top-five draft pick. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the former LSU Baseball star at No. 5 overall in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday. He is the fourth former Tiger taken in the top five since 2023,

Four LSU players have been voted to the 2026 All-Louisiana Baseball Team announced Saturday by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association. Curiel, a 2026 Third-Team All-American from West Covina, Calif.,