MLB Draft: LSU Star Dylan Crews Selected No. 2 Overall by the Washington Nationals

Crews departs Baton Rouge after a historic career, cements his legacy in the purple and gold.

Dylan Crews ended his legendary LSU career as a National Champion, and after rewriting the record books, he departed Baton Rouge as an icon. On Sunday, Crews was selected No. 2 overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2023 MLB Draft.

There aren’t many words to describe the impact Crews had during his time with LSU. The star outfielder cemented his legacy and now prepares for his professional journey with the Nationals.

Crews, a junior from Longwood, Fla., batted .426 (110-for-258) for LSU’s 2023 National Championship team with 16 doubles, two triples, 18 homers, 70 RBI and 100 runs. He was voted to the College World Series All-Tournament Team, batting .375 (12-for-32) in the CWS with one double, one triple, one homer, three RBI and 11 runs scored.

The 2023 Golden Spikes Award winner and the SEC Male Athlete of the Year, Crews finished No. 1 in the nation in runs scored (100), No. 1 in walks (71), No. 2 in on-base percentage (.567), No. 2 in base hits (110) and No. 3 in batting average (.426). He completed the year with a reached base streak of 75 games, which included all 71 games of this season and the last four games of the 2022 season.

It was a storybook career for Crews. A player who was projected to be a first round selection out of high school, he elected to go to college, and that investment in himself paid dividends.

Here’s MLB.com’s breakdown of Crews:

“MLB Pipeline's top-rated prospect in the 2023 Draft, Crews is a plus-plus hitter with plus power and some evaluators are even more bullish on his bat. He hits the ball as hard and as consistently as any collegian, thanks to a quick right-handed stroke, the strength and leverage in his 6-foot frame and a selectively aggressive approach. After creating some mild swing-and-miss concerns last summer, he's controlling the strike zone and making contact better than ever, repeatedly hammering velocity and quality pitching.”

The legend of Dylan Crews continues after a historic run in Baton Rouge. After changing the game and inserting himself in the conversation as the greatest LSU baseball player of all time, he now takes his game to the next level with many labeling him as a “generational talent” at the plate.