The 2017 MLB Draft kicked off Monday evening at 7, with the first two rounds and 75 picks set to be made before the end of the night. Follow along to find out where the top prospects from North Carolina high schools and colleges will be headed.
MacKenzie Gore (Whiteville HS): Round 1, Pick 3 (San Diego Padres)
A 6-foot-1 left-handed pitcher, Gore led 1A Whiteville High School to three state championships and is the first top-five pick drafted straight out of high school in North Carolina since Josh Hamilton in 1999. Gore was Baseball America’s 38th-best prospect when his high school season started this spring, but was nearly unhittable as a senior, shooting up draft boards with an 11-0 record and a 0.