- Full name Paxton Creed Kling
- Born 05/28/2003 in Roaring Spring, PA
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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School: LSU Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
Kling will have to fill some of the biggest shoes in college baseball in 2024, as he’s set to take over LSU center field duties for Dylan Crews. Like Crews, Kling withdrew from the draft in high school to make it to campus, and would have ranked as a 3-5 round talent if he didn’t opt out. A 6-foot-2, 205-pound righthanded hitter, Kling has an exciting toolset with raw power, arm strength and speed, but he has yet to fully tap into that with consistency in game. He slashed .289/.391/.522 with four home runs in 57 games as a part-time starter for the Tigers in 2023, but needs to improve his contact against secondaries and use the opposite field with more frequency.
