Caleb Hamilton Selected By Minnesota In 23rd Round
June 11, 2016 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State infielder Caleb Hamilton has been selected in the 23rd round, 693rd overall, by the Minnesota Twins in the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Saturday.
The Woodinville, Wash., native has played in 149 games over three seasons in an OSU uniform, starting 124. He's batting .223 with 12 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 53 runs batted in. He's also 12-for-17 in stolen base attempts.
He is the fourth Oregon State player selected by Minnesota all-time.
The selection is the second of Hamilton's career. He was taken in the 38th round of the 2013 draft by Washington.
Five Beavers have been selected in the MLB Draft. In addition to Hamilton, they include Logan Ice (second round – Cleveland), Travis Eckert (seventh round – Kansas City), Trever Morrison (12th round – Milwaukee) and John Pomeroy (13th round – Pittsburgh).
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