The Minnesota Twins have selected Kansas State shortstop Kaelen Culpepper with the 21st overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.
The All-American shortstop who batted to a .328 AVG with .933 OPS and 11 homers to go along with 59 RBIs this past season becomes the second player ever in K-State baseball history to be taken in the first round of the draft.
Jordan Wicks is the other one to be selected in the first round, being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2021.
Culpepper was rated as the 31st best player by MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo and is the 11th player to be drafted under head coach Pete Hughes.
