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Former Arkansas baseball shortstop Wehiwa Aloy signs with Baltimore Orioles

FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy formally signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Aloy, the No. 31 overall pick in the MLB Draft, signed for the full slot value of his pick at $3,042,800, according to MLB.com senior writer Jim Callis.

Aloy became the third Razorback to win the Golden Spikes Award and was a consensus All-American and the SEC player of the year after batting .350 with a team-high 21 home runs and 68 RBI for the Razorbacks this year.

He led the team in nearly every major offensive category, including slugging percentage (.