He missed the 2021 baseball season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and began the 2022 season as Oklahoma's starting third baseman.
Horton made his first appearance for Oklahoma in late March and went 5-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 14 games/11 starts. He was dominant during the 2022 postseason, posting a 2.61 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 31 innings for the Sooners. MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis called Horton"the best college pitcher available" on the draft broadcast after the Cubs made the selection.It's the second straight year the Cubs drafted a college pitcher in the first round, following lefty Jordan Wicks in 2021.
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