SEATTLE, Wash. – Saint Joseph's junior outfielder Brett Callahan was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Callahan was the 380th overall selection and becomes the 29th Hawk to hear his name called in the draft by a Major League club.

"We're super excited for Brett," head coach Fritz Hamburg said.  "He has had a tremendous career as a Hawk and we are all just so proud and happy for Brett and this next opportunity.  We certainly will be following him as he moves through the Tigers organization."
 
A native of Newark, Delaware, Callahan was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's All-Region Second Team and the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team this season after hitting .344 with a team-leading 11 home runs.  The only Hawk to play in and start all 53 games this season, Callahan tied the program's single-season records for runs scored (61) and at bats (221).  He also led the Atlantic 10 with six triples while driving in 55 runs and stealing 14 bases.
 
Callahan was a key catalyst at the top of the lineup as the Hawks earned the first Atlantic 10 regular season championship in program history in 2023.  A 2022 All-Conference Second Team and 2021 All-Rookie Team honoree, Callahan is the ninth Hawk to be drafted during Hamburg's tenure; most recently, catcher Andrew Cossetti was selected in the 11th round by the Minnesota Twins in 2022.