The 2022 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB draft.
Zach Neto made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on April 15, 2023, making him the first player from the 2022 draft to make his major league debut.
Draft order
The order in which teams selected players was based on the reverse order of the final 2021 MLB season standings. The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2021 season, selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick in the draft. The New York Mets received the 11th pick as compensation for failing to sign Kumar Rocker. The Boston Red Sox received the 41st pick as compensation for failing to sign Jud Fabian. As a result of reaching the third surcharge tier of the competitive balance tax threshold in 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers' top pick was moved down 10 slots.
Future changes On March 10, 2022, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) came to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a draft lottery beginning with the 2023 MLB draft, with the first six picks being sorted via a lottery for the 18 teams that do not qualify for the postseason. There are limitations on teams participating in the lottery multiple years in a row, with separate limitations for revenue-sharing recipients and revenue-sharing payers. The draft will permanently switch to 20 rounds, with an annual pre-draft combine, and guarantees to draftees of 75% of their slot value provided that they submit to pre-draft physicals. A draft-and-follow option will be re-introduced for players drafted after the 10th round who do not sign before the signing deadline.
Draft selections The deadline for draftees to sign contracts was August 1, 2022.
+Key All-Star*Player did not sign
First round Pick Player Team Position School / Team1Baltimore OriolesShortstopStillwater High School (OK)2Arizona DiamondbacksOutfielderWesleyan School (GA) 3Texas RangersPitcherTri-City ValleyCats (Frontier League)4Pittsburgh PiratesShortstopMays High School (GA)5Washington NationalsOutfielderIMG Academy (FL)6Miami MarlinsOutfielderLSU7Chicago CubsPitcherOklahoma8Minnesota TwinsThird basemanCal Poly9Kansas City RoyalsOutfielderVirginia Tech10Colorado RockiesPitcherGonzaga11New York MetsCatcherGeorgia Tech12Detroit TigersSecond basemanTexas Tech13Los Angeles AngelsShortstopCampbell14New York MetsShortstopRockwall-Heath High School (TX)15San Diego PadresPitcherBuford High School (GA)16Cleveland GuardiansOutfielderJames Madison17Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderBishop Gorman High School (NV)18Cincinnati RedsThird basemanChipola College19Oakland AthleticsCatcherArizona20Atlanta BravesPitcherRiverside Brookfield High School (IL)21Seattle MarinersShortstopNorth Allegheny High School (PA)22St. Louis CardinalsPitcherOregon State23Toronto Blue JaysPitcherAmerican Heritage School (FL)24Boston Red SoxShortstopOrange Lutheran High School (CA)25New York YankeesOutfielderVanderbilt26Chicago White SoxPitcherOswego East High School (IL)27Milwaukee BrewersShortstopCoastal Carolina28Houston AstrosOutfielderTennessee29Tampa Bay RaysFirst basemanEast Forsyth High School (NC)30San Francisco GiantsPitcher / First basemanUConn
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School31Colorado RockiesOutfielderFlorida32Cincinnati RedsThird basemanWestminster Christian School (FL)
Competitive balance round A Pick Player Team Position School33Baltimore OriolesOutfielderCalifornia34Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherMississippi State35Atlanta BravesPitcherBainbridge High School (WA)36Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherCampbell37Cleveland GuardiansPitcherOklahoma State38Colorado RockiesOutfielderTennessee39San Diego PadresPitcherRobert McQueen High School (NV)
Second round Pick Player Team Position School40Los Angeles DodgersCatcherLouisville41Cutter CoffeyBoston Red SoxShortstopLiberty High School (CA)42Baltimore OriolesThird basemanClemson43Arizona DiamondbacksFirst basemanTexas44Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherFlorida45Washington NationalsPitcherOklahoma46Miami MarlinsPitcherLiberty Union High School (OH)47Chicago CubsPitcherIMG Academy (FL)48Minnesota TwinsPitcherAlabama49Kansas City RoyalsThird basemanArkansas50Colorado RockiesPitcherToutle Lake High School (WA)51Detroit TigersShortstopOklahoma52New York MetsPitcherTennessee53San Diego PadresPitcherIowa54Cleveland GuardiansPitcherFlorida State55Cincinnati RedsCatcherMississippi State56Oakland AthleticsOutfielderPalo Alto High School (CA)57Atlanta BravesPitcherBoerne High School (TX)58Seattle MarinersFirst basemanVCU59St. Louis CardinalsPitcherSan Diego60Toronto Blue JaysShortstopOregon61New York YankeesPitcherCal Poly62Chicago White SoxPitcherArkansas63Milwaukee BrewersPitcherCrowder College64Houston AstrosOutfielderOregon State65Tampa Bay RaysOutfielderStanford66San Francisco GiantsPitcherEast Carolina
Competitive balance round B Pick Player Team Position School67Baltimore OriolesOutfielderFlorida68Minnesota TwinsShortstopVirginia Tech69Oakland AthleticsOutfielderMichigan70Tampa Bay RaysShortstopGeorgia Tech71Tampa Bay RaysOutfielderIllinois State72Milwaukee BrewersShortstopArkansas73Cincinnati RedsOutfielderOregon State74Seattle MarinersPitcherPace High School (FL)
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School75New York MetsOutfielderGonzaga College High School (DC)76Atlanta BravesPitcherAuburn77Toronto Blue JaysShortstopHammond School (SC)78Toronto Blue JaysSecond basemanLSU79Boston Red SoxOutfielderMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL)80Houston AstrosPitcherCentral Michigan
Other notable selections Round Pick Player Team Position School381*Baltimore OriolesPitcherOklahoma State382Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherVirginia383Pittsburgh PiratesTwo-way playerNotre Dame384Washington NationalsThird basemanTennessee385Miami MarlinsPitcherLiberty High School (MO)387Kansas City RoyalsPitcherAuburn388Colorado RockiesPitcherMiami (FL)389Los Angeles AngelsPitcherTennessee390*New York MetsPitcherFlorida391San Diego PadresPitcherDuke393Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderFlorida Atlantic394Cincinnati RedsPitcherFlorida State395Oakland AthleticsOutfielderMercer396Atlanta BravesCatcherMissouri State398Toronto Blue JaysOutfielderCreighton399Boston Red SoxPitcherSouthern Miss3100New York YankeesPitcherGonzaga3101Chicago White SoxPitcherGeorgia3102Milwaukee BrewersShortstopNorthern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (Canada)3103Houston AstrosPitcherCoastal Carolina3105Los Angeles DodgersShortstopUCF4108Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherAlabama4109Texas RangersPitcherSt. Mary's Preparatory (MI)4114Minnesota TwinsPitcherTexas Tech4116Colorado RockiesShortstopKentucky4117Detroit TigersPitcherSan Diego State4118Los Angeles AngelsPitcherNorthwest Florida State4122Philadelphia PhilliesPitcherMiami (FL)4124Oakland AthleticsPitcherWest Virginia4125Atlanta BravesThird basemanCharlotte4126Seattle MarinersPitcherOswego East High School (IL)4127St. Louis CardinalsCatcherOklahoma4129Boston Red SoxShortstopSan Diego4131Chicago White SoxShortstopUC Santa Barbara4133Houston AstrosPitcherMonmouth4134Tampa Bay RaysCatcherVanderbilt5137Baltimore OriolesPitcherAuburn5141Washington NationalsOutfielderBaylor5142Miami MarlinsPitcherCalifornia5143Chicago CubsPitcherTexas Tech5144Minnesota TwinsInfielderNotre Dame College5150San Diego PadresFirst basemanCalifornia5152Philadelphia PhilliesPitcherSouth Florida5154Oakland AthleticsPitcherIndiana5155Atlanta BravesThird basemanRiverside Community College5157St. Louis CardinalsOutfielderWest Virginia5158Toronto Blue JaysPitcherLiberty5160New York YankeesPitcherLSU6175Kansas City RoyalsCatcherOle Miss6178Los Angeles AngelsPitcherOklahoma State6179New York MetsPitcherSouthern Mississippi6180San Diego PadresOutfielderCentral Michigan6181Cleveland GuardiansPitcherOle Miss6182Philadelphia PhilliesPitcherEastside High School (SC)6183Cincinnati RedsPitcherGeorgia Tech6187St. Louis CardinalsPitcherUCLA6189Boston Red SoxPitcherUNC Greensboro6190New York YankeesPitcherTexas Tech6191Chicago White SoxPitcherWake Forest6194Tampa Bay RaysPitcherJohn F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School (NY)6196San Francisco GiantsPitcherEastern Illinois7198Arizona DiamondbacksShortstopNogales High School (AZ)7201Washington NationalsPitcherTCU7206Colorado RockiesCatcherStanford7220New York YankeesPitcherNortheastern7223Houston AstrosPitcherMilwaukee8227Baltimore OriolesPitcherMichigan8234Minnesota TwinsPitcherWestern Carolina8237Detroit TigersPitcherValparaiso8253Houston AstrosPitcherKentucky8256San Francisco GiantsOutfielderOregon State9264Minnesota TwinsPitcherUC Santa Barbara10292Miami MarlinsPitcherLouisiana Tech10296Colorado RockiesPitcherEast Carolina10304*Oakland AthleticsInfielderWichita State10311Chicago White SoxFirst basemanOle Miss10312Milwaukee BrewersPitcherRutgers10313Houston AstrosOutfielderBall State11318Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherCharlotte11319Texas RangersPitcherWalters State Community College11324Minnesota TwinsCatcherSaint Joseph's11325Kansas City RoyalsPitcherOklahoma11328Los Angeles AngelsPitcherDon Bosco Preparatory High School (NJ)11329New York MetsOutfielderUSC11330San Diego PadresPitcherCombine Academy (NC)11335Atlanta BravesPitcherNew Mexico State11337St. Louis CardinalsOutfielderUC Irvine11343Houston AstrosOutfielderCrossroads FLEX High School (NC)11344Tampa Bay RaysPitcherCentral Arizona College12358Los Angeles AngelsPitcherTexas12359New York MetsPitcherLSU13381Washington NationalsPitcherGeorgia Tech13384Minnesota TwinsPitcherCalifornia Baptist13386Colorado RockiesPitcherKansas State13390San Diego PadresInfielderDuke13399*Boston Red SoxShortstopMilton High School (WI)13401Chicago White SoxPitcherJacksonville13405Los Angeles DodgersOutfielderVirginia15445Kansas City RoyalsOutfielderVanderbilt16491Chicago White SoxPitcherTexas State16495Los Angeles DodgersPitcherUCLA17497Baltimore OriolesShortstopVanderbilt17508Los Angeles AngelsPitcherNew Mexico State17525Los Angeles DodgersPitcherWest Forsyth High School (NC)18552*Milwaukee BrewersShortstopChampagnat Catholic School (FL)19578Toronto Blue JaysPitcherWestfield High School (IN)
Notes Compensation picks
Trades
References
External links Major League Baseball 2022 Draft Tracker