Texas Baseball: Longhorns signee Carson Tucker drafted by Indians
One of the biggest signees of the Texas baseball program in recent memory, SS Carson Tucker, was picked by the Indians 23rd overall in the 2020 draft.
A signee of the Texas baseball program for the incoming class, shortstop Carson Tucker, was picked up in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft. The Cleveland Indians took a flier out on Tucker at No. 23 overall in the first round of the 2020 draft. He was the first current player or commit out of the Longhorns baseball program to be picked in the 2020 draft.
Tucker has some of the most raw talent out of any of the commits in the next full recruiting class for the Longhorns. Texas did sign the top ranked 2020 recruiting class in the nation (per Baseball America). Obviously Tucker was a huge part of that signing class.
On June 10, the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft began. The first overall pick in the draft was former Arizona State Sun Devils third baseman Spencer Torkelson, to the Detroit Tigers. An in-state product, former Texas A&M Aggies left handed pitcher Asa Lacy, was picked fourth overall in the first round by the Kansas City Royals.
Been dreaming about this moment since i was a kid. Words can’t describe how grateful I am to have a chance to pursue this opportunity with the @Indians . Cleveland lets get after it #OurTribe #MLBDraft
— Carson Tucker (@DookieTucker29) June 11, 2020
Tucker is an 18-year-old middle infielder that hails out of Phoenix, AZ, and is a product of Mountain Pointe High School. His brother, fellow shortstop Cole Tucker, made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. Cole was ironically enough the 24th overall pick of the Pirates in the 2014 MLB Draft.
CLEVELAND THIS FOR YOU @Indians pic.twitter.com/gwVaQd6eTT
— Carson Tucker (@DookieTucker29) June 11, 2020
In 92 games played at Mountain Pointe High School, Tucker registered a batting average of .390, five home runs, and 68 runs batted in. This 6-foot-2 and 180 pound shortstop was named as a 2020 Rawlings Perfect Game Preseason All-American West Region First-Team. He was set to make his way to the Forty Acres for the start of the 2021 season.
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The MLB Draft is currently in day two of the festivities. Tucker is the only current Longhorn, or signee of the baseball program, to get selected in a shortened five-round version of the draft this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.