The Detroit Tigers used the first overall pick in Wednesday night's amateur draft on Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson.

Torkelson is the first college first baseman and the first right-handed-hitting first baseman ever selected with the first overall pick.

He played first base at Arizona State, but the Tigers announced him as a third baseman.

"We know he can play first, but our scouts strongly feel that he can play third base, and that's our intent at this point," Tigers general manager Al Avila said. "He's exactly the type of player we hoped would be there with the first pick. At this point, we're going to send him out as a third baseman."