Arkansas third baseman Caleb Cali selected by Seattle Mariners in 2023 MLB Draft

Arkansas third baseman Caleb Cali has come off the board in the 2023 MLB Draft. Coleman was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 16th round on Tuesday. Cali is the No. 487 overall selection in the draft.

Cali appeared in 51 games for the Razorbacks this season, making 46 starts. He hit .308 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs. Cali had a .412 on-base percentage.

Caleb Cali started his career at Florida State. From there, he transferred to Hillsborough Community College. He spent the 2022 season College of Central Florida and put up insane numbers, hitting .438 with 17 home runs and 77 RBIs, while playing in 61 games. Cali was named the FCSAA Player of the Year in 2022.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.