On June 10, the evening of the 56th MLB first-year player draft, some happy amateur baseball star -- probably Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson -- will become the 55th player to be picked first overall. Yes, there have been more drafts than players picked first. We'll get to that.
Assuming he eventually reaches the majors, Torkelson will become the third Torkelson to play at the highest level of his sport. There was Red, a pitcher who won two games for the 1917 Cleveland Indians. There was Eric, who was a running back for the Green Bay Packers in the 1970s.