Mississippi State Baseball Player and SEC Player of the Year Brent Rooker was projected by many to either be drafted in the second round of the MLB Draft or late in the first round. On Monday night, he became the 14th Mississippi State Baseball Player to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft.
National Player of the Year @Brent_Rooker19 has been selected by the Minnesota @Twins!
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Pick: 3ufe0fu20e35ufe0fu20e3#STATEtoTheShow #HailState pic.twitter.com/guGWKUR3rS— MSU Baseball u26be (@HailStateBB) June 13, 2017Rooker was selected 35th overall in the supplemental portuon of the first round.