Major League Baseball kicks off the All Star Week festivities with the MLB Draft from Fort Worth, Texas.
High school graduates are eligible; but once a player reaches college, he must be a junior or senior in order to be eligible.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred opens the 2024 Draft with a message of welcome.
The Cleveland Guardians are the first team on the clock. This is the first time the Guardians (Indians) have ever had the first time overall pick. The Cleveland Guardians select second baseman Travis Bazzana from Oregon State University. Bazzana is a native of Australia. He is the first second baseman to be selected first in the overall draft.
The Cincinnati Reds select pitcher Chase Burns from Wake Forest.
The Colorado Rockies select outfielder Charlie Condon from Georgia.
The Oakland Athletics select first baseman Nick Kurtz form Wake Forest.
The Chicago White Sox select pitcher Hagen Smith from Arkansas.
The Kansas City Royals select first baseman/pitcher Jac Caglianone from the University of Florida.
The St. Louis Cardinals select short stop JJ Wetherholt from West Virginia.
The Los Angeles Angles select second baseman Christian Moore from the College World Series champions University of Tennessee.
The Pittsburgh Pirates select short stop Konnor Griffin from Jackson Prep High School in Mississippi.
The Washington Nationals select short stop Seaver King from Wake Forest.
The Detroit Tigers select short stop Bryce Rainer from Harvard-Westlake High School in California
The Boston Red Sox select outfielder Braden Montgomery from Texas A&M.
The San Francisco Giants select outfielder James tibbs III from Florida State University.
The Chicago Cubs select third baseman Cam Smith from Florida State University.
The Seattle Mariners select pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje from Mississippi State.
The Miami Marlins select outfielder PJ Morlando from Summerville High School in South Carolina.
The Milwaukee Brewers select outfielder Braylon Payne from Elkins High School in Texas.
The Tampa Bay Rays select outfielder Theo Gillen from Westlake High School in Texas
The New York Mets select outfielder Carson Benge from Oklahoma State.
The Toronto Blue Jays select pitcher Trey Yesavage from East Carolina University.
The Minnesota Twins select short stop Kaelen Culpepper from Kansas State.
The Baltimore Orioles select outfielder Vance Honeycutt from North Carolina
The Los Angeles Dodgers select short stop Kellon Lindsey from Hardee High School from Florida.
The Atlanta Braves select pitcher Cam Caminiti from Saguaro High School in Arizona.
The San Diego Padres select pitcher Kash Mayfield from Elk City High School in Oklahoma.
The New York Yankees select pitcher Ben Hess from Alabama.
The Philadelphia Phillies select outfielder Dante Nori from Northville High School in Michigan.
The Houston Astros select catcher Walker Janek from Sam Houston State.
The Arizona Diamondbacks select outfielder Slade Caldwell from Valley View High School in Arkansas.
The Texas Rangers select catcher Malcolm Moore from Stanford.
The first round of the MLB draft is complete but there are more to come over the next couple of days as the pro teams work to build winning teams or keep their winning ways going.