Marek Christopher Houston (born April 14, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was selected by the Twins in the first round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.
| Marek Houston | |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 14, 2004 College Station, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Amateur career
editHouston 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 collegiate summer baseball in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League for the Amsterdam Mohawks.[7] As a sophomore in 2024, Houston started 53 of 54 games for Wake Forest 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 upcoming MLB draft.[9] He batted .354/.458/.597 with 15 home runs, 66 RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 298 plate appearances.[6]
Amateur career
editThe Minnesota Twins selected Houston with the 16th overall pick 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]
Houston made his professional debut with the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle and also played with the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, hitting .270 with one home run across 24 total games played.[12] He was assigned to Cedar Rapids to open the 2026 season.[13]
References
edit- ↑ Maffezzoli, Dennis (June 24, 2022). "Venice's Marek Houston displays his baseball skills at MLB Draft Combine". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Portell, Vinnie (July 15, 2022). "Venice's Houston readies for MLB Draft decision". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Dell, John (June 8, 2023). "Freshman shortstop Marek Houston doing his part for the top-ranked Demon Deacons". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Lepak, Evan (September 1, 2023). "BASEBALL: Venice alum Houston reflects on freshman season with Wake". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Maffezzoli, Dennis (June 14, 2023). "2 Venice High and 5 IMG Academy baseball players will play in College World Series". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "Marek Houston College & Amateur Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ↑ Adams, Kyle (July 26, 2023). "Marek Houston a welcome addition since joining Amsterdam Mohawks". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Marek Houston". capecodleague.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ Collazo, Carlos (February 21, 2025). "Bigger, Badder Marek Houston Headlines Early 2025 MLB Draft Takeaways". Baseball America. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis". MLB.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ McDonald, Darragh (July 23, 2025). "Twins Sign First-Round Pick Marek Houston". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Twins' top pick Houston throws 1st pitch in 1st trip to Target Field". MLB.com. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ Leach, Matthew. "Twins' Top 2 Draft picks Houston, Quick shine in first full pro seasons". MLB.com. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio