Twins, local picks in Monday's MLB draft

June 4, 2019 at 5:28AM

Twins top draft picks

The Twins' Monday selections in the 2019 amateur draft:

No. 13 Keoni Cavaco, 3B-SS, Eastlake H.S., Chula Vista, Calif.: With raw speed and power he shot up draft boards.

No. 39 Matt Wallner, RF, So. Miss.: Forest Lake grad hit .323 with 23 homers this year.

No. 54 Matt Canterino, RHP, Rice: Posted a 2.81 ERA and struck out 121 in 99⅓ innings.

Also: With the 31st pick, the Dodgers selected Simley grad and UNC star Michael Busch.

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