Carnduff’s Carter Beck selected for Atlanta, making MLB draft history for Sask.

Carter Beck was standing in his family's backyard in Carnduff, Sask., when he found out about the news.

Atlanta selected the outfielder 26th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday — the highest any Saskatchewan-born player has ever been picked, according to Baseball Sask.

"It was unbelievable," Carter said in an interview Saturday.

"I didn't even really know how to act, I'm going to be honest. My hands were just on my head and I was like, holy smokes."

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His dad Blair Beck said their phones have been blowing up. 

"I made a joke that I wanted to get a map of Saskatchewan and put pins in all the different people that have contacted us," he said. "It's been one of the real rewarding things of this whole process — just the support he's received from the whole province."

Carnduff is located about 250 kilometres southeast of Regina, near the U.S. and Manitoba borders.

Blair said the celebration is going from their backyard to Carnduff's ball diamond — the same diamond where Beck grew up playing from the time he could barely hold a bat. 

"We're going to have a great big party,” Blair said. 

"I think we'll have a big gathering at the baseball diamonds tonight, for all the people in the town of Carnduff who want to come out and visit and celebrate this achievement,” said Carter, who recently celebrated his 21st birthday. 

Carter Beck goes 26th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft to the Atlanta Braves! <br><br>Carter makes history as he is now the highest drafted Saskatchewan born player. <br><br>Congratulations Carter!