Christian Little opts to return to LSU for 2024

New York Mets draft pick Christian Little has decided to return to LSU for the 2024 season.

Not done https://t.co/UdIVcnNSMT

— Christian Little (@Chrisxavier40) July 12, 2023

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior from St. Louis, Mo., played two years at Vanderbilt before transferring to LSU for the 2023 season. The right-handed pitcher had chances for the Tigers as a weekend starter and a reliever but struggled before falling out of favor late in LSU’s national championship run. He was 2-2 with a 7.79 ERA in 19 games with eight starts.

Little averaged 94 mph on his fastball in 2023 while topping out at 98. His primary offspeed offering is a down-breaking curveball in the upper 70’s.

The Mets selected Little 576th overall in the 19th round of the MLB Draft this week.