Heston Kjerstad #11

Selected in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles out of Arkansas... signed with the Orioles on June 30, 2020 for a below-slot $5.2 million bonus... was previously drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2017 but instead went to Arkansas... missed action in the summer of 2020 at both the Orioles alternate training site and at instructional league camp due to myocarditis, a viral infection that causes inflammation of the heart muscle... had originally been invited to Orioles Major League Spring Training camp in 2021 but instead went to the O’s alternate training site in Bowie, Maryland... ranked No. 3 in the Orioles' system and No. 69 overallby MLB Pipeline to begin the 2021 season... was named to the Preseason Golden Spikes Watch List in 2020 as a junior at Arkansas... began the 2020 college season as a unanimous First Team Preseason All-American and was rated as the top outfielder in the country in D1 Baseball’s Preseason Position Power Rankings... started all 16 games of the 2020 season at right field for Arkansas and was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 18) and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 18)... finished the 2020 college season ranked No. 7 in career home runs at Arkansas with 37... led the team in seven offensive categories – batting average (.448), slugging percentage (.791), on-base percentage (.513), hits (30), homers (six), RBIs (20) and total bases (53)... was the SEC leader in hits (30), total bases (53), slugging percentage (.791), finishing second in batting average (.448); 11 of his 30 hits went for extra bases, with five doubles and six homers... was voted All-SEC Second Team in 2019 and was named to the Preseason Golden Spikes Watch List... he finished with the third-highest batting average at Arkansas (.327), playing 65 games in 2019... honors in 2018 at Arkansas included SEC Freshman of the Year, All-SEC Second Team, SEC All-Freshman Team, NCBWA First Team Freshman All-American and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American after hitting .332 in 69 games... won SEC Freshman of the Year honors, becoming only the third Razorback to win a major SEC award (Andrew Benintendi – 2015; Nick Schmidt – 2006)... his 14 home runs set an Arkansas freshman single-season record... played for Cory Hamilton at Canyon Randall High School, where he was ranked No. 369 in the nation by Perfect Game and No. 26 in the state of Texas... named the District 3-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2015... part of Canyon Randall team that finished 2015 with a 33-6 record and a district championship... originally from Amarillo, Texas