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

PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
1Detroit TigersPitcherAuburn
2San Francisco GiantsCatcherGeorgia Tech
3Philadelphia PhilliesThird basemanWichita State
4Chicago White SoxShortstopOregon State
5Cincinnati RedsThird basemanFlorida
6New York MetsOutfielderWaukesha West High School
7San Diego PadresPitcherLoretto High School
8*Atlanta BravesPitcherEau Gallie High School
9Oakland AthleticsOutfielderOklahoma
10Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielderSouth Alabama
11Baltimore OriolesPitcherCentral Heights High School
12Toronto Blue JaysShortstopMagnolia High School
13Miami MarlinsOutfielderPlant High School
14Seattle MarinersPitcherStetson
15Texas RangersPitcherOrange Lutheran High School
16Tampa Bay RaysPitcherMountain Ridge High School
17Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderGreen Hope High School
18Kansas City RoyalsPitcherFlorida
19St. Louis CardinalsThird basemanSandra Day O'Connor High School
20Minnesota TwinsOutfielderOregon State
21Milwaukee BrewersShortstopSantiago High School
22Colorado RockiesPitcherOle Miss
23New York YankeesCatcherCartersville High School
24Chicago CubsShortstopStanford
25*Arizona DiamondbacksShortstopBeckman High School
26Boston Red SoxInfielderAmerican Heritage School
27Washington NationalsPitcherMerritt Island High School
28Houston AstrosOutfielderClemson
29Cleveland IndiansCatcherSt. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
30*Los Angeles DodgersPitcherBrandon High School

Compensatory Round

Competitive Balance Round A

Other notable selections