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Former St. Thomas More and LSU standout Mikie Mahtook talks about becoming a member of the Detroit Tigers.

The former STM Cougar and LSU Tiger is heading to Detroit to join the Tigers. Tampa Bay traded Mahtook for...

Mikie Mahtook, who is currently on the disabled list, and is expected to miss 2-3 more weeks, recovering from a broken hand that he suffered in June, needs to play everyday for the Rays when he returns, and be in the opening day line-up in 2017.

There have been a number of individuals from Lafayette, and the Acadiana area, that have played in Major League Baseball over the years.

Below, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mikie Mahtook says he has come into spring training a little bit more relaxed this year, after his success in 2015.

What a moment for the Mahtook family!!!

Former Acadiana High baseball star and current minor league player Stryker Trahan is in the running for a prestigious award -- the best name in Minor League Baseball!

This is Big Time.

LSU outfielder and Lafayette native Mikie Mahtook was named a 2011 first-team All-American yesterday by Baseball America Magazine.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected UCLA right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole, with the first selection of  Major League Baseball's First-Yeal player Draft, on Monday night. Jenifer Langosch, of mlb.com, reports that LSU outfielder Mikie Mahtook was picked by the Tampa Bay Rays, with the 31st pick of the draft.

Just because the LSU Tiger baseball team isn't participating in a regional, doesn't mean that head coach Paul Mainieri isn't hard at work. Mainieri has been putting in many hard hours to slightly reconstruct and tweak his program for 2012.

After losing the first two games of a three game series in heartbreaking fashion, the Tigers of LSU beat the Tigers of Auburn in game 3 on Sunday by the score of 3-2.

No. 15 LSU (21-8, 3-6 SEC) travels to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend for a three-game SEC series against Arkansas that begins at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday. Game 2 starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, and first pitch for Game 3 is set for 1 p.m. Sunday.

Sophomore right-hander Kevin Berry fired 2.2 scoreless relief innings Tuesday night and second baseman JaCoby Jones delivered the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth to lead No. 15 LSU to a 7-5 win over Tulane at Turchin Stadium.