The Detroit Tigers selected a major part of their future with the 1st overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, taking former Arizona State 1B Spencer Torkelson.
He’s currently playing with Detroit’s High-A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps, and earlier this month, he earned his first professional hit.
And now, he’s got his first professional bomb, a blast to straightaway center against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers:
There it is! Spencer Torkelson’s first career home run in pro ball. It’s hopefully the first of many to come! pic.twitter.com/revVZW6WVl
— TigersProspectsVideo (@ProspectsVideo) May 22, 2021