Kyle DeBarge Drafted 33rd Overall by Twins

[sportsfanatic21]

Taken by the Twins

[Cajunchuck]

Congrats to Kyle!!! Highest drafted Cajun ever in the regular draft. There has been a higher drafted Cajun but it was in the secondary draft which is no longer held.

[NewsCopy]

Louisiana shortstop Kyle DeBarge became the highest draft pick in school history when he was selected 33rd overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday.

DeBarge, a 2024 consensus All-American, posted a .339 career batting average in three seasons in a Louisiana uniform with 31 career home runs and 140 RBI.

Rounds 3-10 will be held on Monday starting at 1 p.m. The draft will conclude on Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 beginning at 1 p.m. The draft rounds on Monday and Tuesday may be viewed on MLB.com.

DeBarge was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year for the Ragin' Cajuns after hitting .355 on the season with a school-record 21 home runs. The junior set a single-season school record for total bases (179) which was previously held by two-time All-American Jonathan Lucroy (175) while driving in 72 runs – the most by a Ragin' Cajun since Greg Blevins (75) in 1990.

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[J-Town Cajun]

Lexi Elkins was the the #1 overall pick in the professional softball draft.

[Turbine]

DeBarge earned it.

His elevated play won many games for Louisiana.

congratULations

[Doug]

Big shoes to fill

[Turner]

You have got to love an old fashioned departure from the program. Drafted.

[RedTails]

You have got to love an old fashioned departure from the program. Drafted.

Here here.

Congrats Kyle, Cajun legend.

[SlickRick]

Congrats Kyle!

[Duggie35]

You have got to love an old fashioned departure from the program. Drafted.

Now this is a legitimate reason to leave the program! Congratulations and best of luck in your professional career Kyle!

[Cajun90]

Slot value of 2.766 mil.

Congrats to Mr. DeBarge. Well deserved.

[BeauCajun]

Now this is a legitimate reason to leave the program! Congratulations and best of luck in your professional career Kyle!

Slot value.

33 1C MIN $2,766,100