Four Minnesota natives were taken in the Major League Baseball draft this week.
Mac Horvath of Rochester went in the second round, 53rd overall, to Baltimore.
Horvath played three years at North Carolina, as a junior last season he hit .305 with 24 home runs, the second highest in program history. He also stole 25 bases, starting 32 games at third base and 28 in the outfield.
The slot value of the signing bonus for Horvath, who prepped at Florida's IMG Academy after playing at Rochester Century High School, is $1.58 million.
Seth Halvorsen of Plymouth, who led Heritage Christian to the Class 1A state championship in 2018, was a seventh round (202nd overall) pick by Colorado.
Halvorsen spent the past five years in college — three years at Missouri and the past two at Tennessee. He sat out the 2022 season with an injury. The righthanded reliever was 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 52 innings last season, starting one game and pitching 24 out of the bullpen. His signing bonus is slotted at $263,000.
The Twins drafted Halvorsen in the 30th round out of high school, and he was also taken by the Phillies in the 19th round in 2021.
Righthanded pitcher Isaac Morton of Spring Lake Park High School was chosen by the Brewers in the 19th round, 572nd overall. He has committed to play for Texas A&M.