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The 2025 Major League Baseball Draft kicked off on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the All-Star Game festivities. 2024 first round pick Kaelen Culpepper represented the Minnesota Twins during the Futures Game on Saturday. Monday will see Byron Buxton compete in the Home Run Derby , and he'll be joined in the game by Joe Ryan on Tuesday.
The hope for all franchises is that they will hit on multiple draft picks and generate future All-Star Game representatives from them. Minnesota's roster currently boasts five of their own former first round picks (Byron Buxton, Matt Wallner , Trevor Larnach , Brooks Lee , and Royce Lewis ).
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They have four selections in the first three rounds on Sunday, and another 16 to make on day two Monday. Their most recent top selections include Culpepper, Charlee Soto, and Walker Jenkins .
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Minnesota Twins MLB Draft Picks – 2025
Minnesota owns the 16th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. They also have the 36th overall pick in the first round as part of the competitive balance round. The rest of their selections are outlined below.
| Player |
Pick (Round) |
Position |
School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (1) |
Shortstop |
Wake Forest |
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36 (1A) |
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54 (2) |
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88 (3) |
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119 (4) |
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149 (5) |
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179 (6) |
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209 (7) |
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239 (8) |
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269 (9) |
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299 (10) |
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329 (11) |
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359 (12) |
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389 (13) |
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419 (14) |
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449 (15) |
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479 (16) |
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509 (17) |
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539 (18) |
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569 (19) |
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599 (9) |
The Minnesota Twins used their 16th overall pick on Wake Forest shortstop Marek Houston . The collegiate infielder was ranked between 14th and 23rd by different publications, so he fell right within their range. He's seen as more of a defensive talent, but MLB Pipeline provided a nice rundown.
"Houston wasn't a high-profile recruit but won Wake Forest's shortstop role as a freshman in 2023 and helped the Demon Deacons finish third at the Men's College World Series. A Cape Cod League All-Star last summer, he has developed into arguably the best defensive shortstop in the Draft. He overhauled his offensive approach in fall practice and hit for more power during his junior season. Houston earns solid-to-plus grades for his quickness and arm strength, and some evaluators will go even higher than that on his ability to play shortstop. He has smooth actions and plenty of range to both sides and should be a high-quality defender at the big league level. Should he not hit enough to merit an everyday role, he has the tools to play almost anywhere on the diamond as a utilityman. In his first two college seasons, the righty-swinging Houston had a contact-over-impact mentality and projected as an average hitter with below-average power. Now that he has added muscle and sold out for power, he may find 12-15 homers per season while providing less in the way of batting average. His speed plays better in the field than it does on the bases."
Marek Houston is the pick. Plus defender and runner, with the offense coming around.
The Twins have really valued these athletes with speed in recent drafts #MNTwins
pic.twitter.com/Nad8luqoYC— Twins Talk (@LetsTalk_Twins) July 13, 2025
Houston has spent three years at Wake Forest. In 61 games this year he slashed .354/.458/.597 with 14 doubles and 15 home runs. He split strikeouts and walks at 46 apiece. The plus-defender will probably regress a bit at the plate in pro ball, but there's no reason he can't stick at shortstop.
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The Twins made a high-floor selection with their first pick, and there's an opportunity for them to save some money on the collegiate selection as well. The slot value checks in at $4.93 million. Their draft pool is 12th largest in baseball at $12.653 million.
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