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Biography
Terry Brent Rooker (born November 1, 1994) is an American baseball first baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization.
Career
After a high school career Evangelical Christian School and redshirting for the 2014 season at Mississippi State, Rooker played in 34 games in 2015, hitting .257 with 2 home run and 12 RBI. In 2016, he helped lead the Bulldogs to an SEC championship, hitting .324 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI.
In 2017, Rooker was named Collegiate Baseball national Player of the Year and SEC Player of the Year after leading the conference with a .387 batting average, 23 home runs, and 82 RBI, winning only the second triple crown in SEC history. He also won the Ferriss Trophy, given to Mississippi's top college baseball player.
The Minnesota Twins selected Rooker with the 35th overall selection of the 2017 MLB Draft. He signed with the Twins for a $1.935 million signing bonus.