Kansas State shortstop Kaelen Culpepper was chosen No. 21 by the Minnesota Twins in the MLB Draft Sunday night
Culpepper choked up a bit while speaking of his journey from Kansas State to being the No. 21 pick of the Minnesota Twins in the MLB Draft.
"When you look back at the journey I've been through, all those hard times, all the adversity I've been through, it just means so much," Culpepper said on the MLB Network after he was chosen. "This is the result of it. All my family back there, they all understand how hard I worked and what it took to get here."
Last year Culpepper, a shortstop, was a key cog in the Wildcats advancing to the NCAA Super Regional. A three-time All-Big 12 selection, he ranked fifth in the league with 59 RBI, sixth in hits and a conference-best six triples. He also had a career-high 11 home runs while starting all 61 games.told the school's website. "He has earned every bit of his good fortune. He embodies the K-State way. He has been a first-round person, student and teammate since he stepped foot in Manhattan.
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