Orioles select Golden Spikes winner Wehiwa Aloy 31st overall

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With the 31st pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected Wehiwa Aloy, a shortstop out of Arkansas.

Aloy, 21, won the Golden Spikes this year and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, crushing 21 homers and posting a 1.107 OPS as a junior with the Razorbacks.

He's the third Arkansas player to win the Golden Spikes, joining Andrew Benintendi and Kevin Kopps.

Aloy also carried himself well in the wooden-bat Cape Cod League, hitting .309/.352/.642 with eight homers and a pair of steals over 21 games last summer.

Bio

Age: 21
Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6-2, 200 lbs
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: Arkansas
Pick value (#31): $3,042,800

Tools

• All-around game with no glaring weakness
• Bat speed, power developed in recent years
• Good enough glove to stick at shortstop

Why fans will love this player

• Golden Spikes winner
• Led Razorbacks in homers both as a sophomore (14) and junior (21)
• Won Freshman of the Year at Sacramento State as an unheralded prospect before transferring to Arizona

Things he'll need to overcome

• Lack of speed may limit range at shortstop, but would slide to second base effortlessly
• Aggressive swings at breaking balls leads to a lot of whiffs, weak contact

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