Arkansas outfielder Jace Bohrofen selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 2023 MLB Draft

Arkansas Razorbacks outfielder Jace Bohrofen is finally seeing his professional baseball dream come true, as he was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the No. 184 pick in the sixth of the 2023 MLB Draft.

Beginning his career with the Oklahoma Sooners, Bohrofen batted .252 in Norman before taking his talents to Fayetteville to join Arkansas. While his first season with the Razorbacks left some to be desired, he truly turned it on in 2023, batting .318 and slugging 16 home runs for the program last year.

Additionally, he helped Dave Van Horn’s squad become one of the best in the entire country, and while their season didn’t finish the way they may have hoped, Arkansas is primed for success well into the future.

Jace Bohrofen will be keeping an eye on Arkansas, and Razorbacks fans will continue to lend their support wherever he goes, as his future is bright as ever as he takes his talents to the MLB.

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.