With two days away from the annual All-Star game, Major League Baseball holds the annual college draft where young hopefuls dream of hearing their names called to play professional baseball.
Gathering not at the home of the Mariners, MLB takes over the home of the Seattle Seahawks for the first round of the 2023 MLB draft.
With the first pick of the 2023 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates select LSU pitcher Paul Skenes. He was voted the Most Valuable Player in the 2023 College World Series.
The Washington Nationals select LSU outfielder Dylan Crews.
This is the first time in MLB draft history that the first two picks went to the same university.
The Detroit Tigers select Franklin Community High School outfielder Max Clark
The Texas Rangers select University of Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford
The Minnesota Twins select South Brunswick High School outfielder Walker Jenkins
The Oakland Athletics select Grand Canyon University short stop Jacob Wilson
The Cincinnati Reds select Wake Forest pitcher Rhett Lowder
The Kansas City Royals select Sinton High catcher Blake Mitchell
The Colorado Rockies select University of Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander
The Miami Marlins select Jesuit High School pitcher Noble Meyer
The Los Angeles Angles select Florida Atlantic University first baseman Nolan Schanuel
The Arizona Diamondbacks select Stanford third baseman Tommy Troy
The Chicago Cubs select Maryland second baseman Matt Shaw
The Boston Red Sox select Virginia catcher Kyle Teel
The Chicago White Sox select Ole Miss short stop Jacob Gonzalez
The San Francisco Giants select James Madison High School pitcher and first baseman Bryce Eldridge
The Baltimore Orioles select Vanderbilt outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr
The Milwaukee Brewers select Wake Forest third baseman Brock Wilken
The Tampa Bay Rays select TCU third baseman Brayden Taylor
The Toronto Blue Jays select Strawberry Crest High School short stop Arjun Nimmala
The St. Louis Cardinals select University of Arizona outfielder Chase Davis
The Settle Mariners select Glenn High School short stop Colt Emerson
The Cleveland Guardians select Huntington Beach High School catcher Ralphy Velazquez
The Atlanta Braves select University of Florida pitcher Hurston Waldrep
The San Diego Padres select Homewood Flossmoor High School outfielder Dillon Head
The New York Yankees select Gulliver Prep High School short stop George Lombard Jr
The Philadelphia Phillies select Mitchell High School third baseman Aidan Miller
The Houston Astros select Nebraska short stop Brice Matthews
In the Compensation picks:
The Seattle Mariners select Westfield High School outfielder Jonny Farmelo
Competitive Balance Round A:
The Seattle Mariners select Trinity Christian High School short stop Tai Peete
The Tampa Bay Rays select Doral Academy High School short stop Adrian Santana
The New York Mets select Parkview High School short stop Colin Houck
The Milwaukee Brewers select Patchogue-Medford High School pitcher Josh Knoth
The Minnesota Twins select Reborn Christian High School pitcher Charles Soto
The Miami Marlins select Phillips Academy High School pitcher Thomas White
The Los Angeles Dodgers select Atascocita High School outfielder Kendall George
The Detroit Tigers select Monsignor Bonner High School short stop Kevin McGonigle
The Cincinnati Reds select LSU pitcher Ty Floyd
The final pick of round one in the 2023 MLB draft the Oakland Athletics St. Joan of Arc High School in Canada third baseman Myles Naylor
2023 MLB Draft Begins
