Mariners select prep shortstop Nick Becker in second round of the 2025 MLB Draft

this was kate’s face when the pick was announced | Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Mariners go to the prep ranks for the first time and select a big, toolsy shortstop out of the Northeast

A prep shortstop has arrived! After going with an all-college battery with their first two picks, the Mariners shifted some of their bonus pool money in the direction of an 18-year-old UVA commit, Nick Becker.

Most outlets had Becker predicted to go in the run on...