Spencer Enochs Torkelson (born August 26, 1999) is an American baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Torkelson was selected first overall by the Tigers in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.
Torkelson attended Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California, where he played baseball, football, and basketball. During his high school baseball career, he batted .430 with 11 home runs and 99 runs batted in (RBIs). He committed to Arizona State University (ASU) to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
The Detroit Tigers selected Torkelson with the first overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. On June 30, 2020, he signed with the Tigers for $8,416,300, the highest signing bonus awarded in MLB draft history. The same day, he was added to the Tigers’ 60-man player pool.
To begin the 2021 season, Torkelson was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central.[16] After slashing .312/.440/.569 with five home runs and 28 RBIs over 31 games, he was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Northeast in mid-June.
Spencer Torkelson is not married, but he has only been in a romantic relationship with Makenna Mattei. They were childhood buddies, and if he had any romances, they were never made public.