Minnesota has selected shortstop Marek Houston out of Wake Forest University with pick No. 16 in the 2025 MLB Draft, marking back-to-back years the Twins went with a shortstop with their first pick in the draft.
Houston, 21, is coming off a superb 2025 season for Wake Forest, where he posted a .354/.458/.597 slash line with 15 homers and 66 RBIs in 298 plate appearances. Houston struggled in his first collegiate season, hitting .220/.328/.307 with four homers and 29 RBIs, before having a strong 2024 season with a .949 OPS and eight home runs and, as previously mentioned, a spectacular 2025 campaign.