2018 Major League Baseball draft
The 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2017 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents. The first 43 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 4. The remainder of the draft was streamed on MLB.com on June 5 and 6.
With a tie for the worst record in the 2017 MLB season at 64–98, the Detroit Tigers received the first overall pick ahead of the San Francisco Giants via a tiebreaker. The Detroit Tigers selected Casey Mize with the first overall pick in the draft. There were a total of 40 rounds in the draft, with 1,214 players selected.
On September 9, 2019, the Chicago Cubs promoted Nico Hoerner to the big leagues, making him the first player to reach the MLB in this draft.
First round selections
Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
1 | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Auburn | |
2 | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | Georgia Tech | |
3 | Philadelphia Phillies | Third baseman | Wichita State | |
4 | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Oregon State | |
5 | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | Florida | |
6 | New York Mets | Outfielder | Waukesha West High School | |
7 | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Loretto High School | |
8 | * | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Eau Gallie High School |
9 | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Oklahoma | |
10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | South Alabama | |
11 | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Central Heights High School | |
12 | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Magnolia High School | |
13 | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Plant High School | |
14 | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Stetson | |
15 | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Orange Lutheran High School | |
16 | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Mountain Ridge High School | |
17 | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Green Hope High School | |
18 | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Florida | |
19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | Sandra Day O'Connor High School | |
20 | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Oregon State | |
21 | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Santiago High School | |
22 | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Ole Miss | |
23 | New York Yankees | Catcher | Cartersville High School | |
24 | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Stanford | |
25 | * | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Beckman High School |
26 | Boston Red Sox | Infielder | American Heritage School | |
27 | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Merritt Island High School | |
28 | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Clemson | |
29 | Cleveland Indians | Catcher | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School | |
30 | * | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Brandon High School |