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NC State infielder Carter Trice selected by Chicago Cubs in 2023 MLB Draft

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NC State infielder Carter Trice
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NC State second baseman Carter Trice has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Chicago Cubs selected him with the No. 356 overall pick in the 12th round on Tuesday.

Trice started his career at Old Dominion before transferring to NC State prior to the 2023 season. With the Wolfpack, he appeared in 28 games — making 28 starts — and finished with a .248 batting average to go with six home runs and 19 RBI.

At Old Dominion, Carter Trice hit .324 with 31 home runs and 103 RBI over two years before entering the transfer portal and making his way to Raleigh. One of his biggest games came against ECU when he went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

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.