azcentral.com · May 12, 2020
ASU baseball's first-round MLB draft picks: Spencer Torkelson to join elite group in 2020
Arizona State baseball's Spencer Torkelson could make history in the 2020 MLB draft on June 10.
He could become the fourth Sun Devil to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in an MLB draft (and the first one in over 40 years).
Bob Horner was ASU's most recent No. 1 pick in 1978.
Floyd Bannister went No. 1 overall in 1976.
Rick Monday was the first pick in 1965, the first year of the draft.
Torkelson is projected to be the first overall pick in several recent MLB mock draft projections.
The first baseman hit a career .337 with an on-base percentage this season of .598 including 31 walks (15 intentional). His career .729 slugging percentage is second in school history behind Mitch Jones (.731).