Brock Wilken headlines Brewers' 2023 draft class, 21 players picked
Brock Wilken (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers selected Wake Forest University infielder Brock Wilken with the 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft.
Wilken batted .345 with 15 doubles, 31 home runs and 82 RBI in 66 games as a junior at Wake Forest in 2023. He holds the ACC career record for home runs with 71, while his 31 home runs in 2023 set a school record.
The 21-year-old was named Second Team All-ACC in 2023 after leading the conference in home runs (31), walks (69), runs (90), slugging percentage (.807) and total bases (192) and ranked second in RBI (82) and third in on-base percentage (.506).
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The Crew completed the 2023 class Tuesday – selecting a total of 16 pitchers and five position players over three days. Other notable draftees included prep shortstop Eric Bitonti in the third round and right-handed pitcher Jason Woodward in the fourth. Read up on the complete class below: