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Marek Houston
American baseball player (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marek Christopher Houston (born April 14, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was drafted to the Twins in the first round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.
Career
Houston attended Venice High School in Venice, Florida.[1] He committed to Wake Forest University to play college baseball.[2]
As a freshman at Wake Forest in 2023, Houston played in 65 games with 59 starts and hit .220/.328/.307 with four home runs and 29 runs batted in (RBI) over 260 plate appearances.[3][4][5][6] After the season, he played summer ball for the Amsterdam Mohawks.[7] As a sophomore in 2024, Houston started 53 of 54 games and improved to .326/.434/.516 with eight home runs and 39 RBI over 264 plate appearances. After the season, he played for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League.[8][6] Houston entered his junior season in 2025 as a top prospect for the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He batted .354/.458/.597 with 15 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 298 plate appearances.[6]
On July 13, 2025, the Minnesota Twins selected Houston 16th overall in the first round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[10] Houston signed with Minnesota for a $4.9 dollar signing bonus on July 23.[11]
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