The 2026 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 11–12, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams.
The first six selections were set via a lottery, with first round picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams are in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.
The Chicago White Sox won the draft lottery and the first overall selection. The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Drake Baldwin won the NL Rookie of the Year and Hunter Brown finished in the top three for AL Cy Young.
Draft lottery The 2026 MLB Draft Lottery was held on December 9, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, during the Winter Meetings. The Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball (MLB) and MLB Players Association that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons, as well as limits teams in smaller markets from winning draft lottery picks three seasons in a row. The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
Denotes lottery winnerDenotes team that did not win lotteryIneligible to receive lottery pick
Seed Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1 Chicago White Sox27.7% 2 Minnesota Twins 22.2% 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 16.8% 4 Baltimore Orioles 9.2% 5 Athletics 6.5% 6 Atlanta Braves 4.5% 7 Tampa Bay Rays 3.0% 8 St. Louis Cardinals 2.3% 9 Miami Marlins 1.8% N/A Colorado Rockies ∅ Washington Nationals Los Angeles Angels 10 Arizona Diamondbacks 1.5% 11 Texas Rangers 1.3% 12 San Francisco Giants 1.0% 13 Kansas City Royals 0.8% 14 New York Mets 0.6% 15 Houston Astros 0.3%
Draft selections +Key All-Star*Player did not sign
First round The Blue Jays, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, and Yankees exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.
Pick Player Team Position School1Chicago White SoxShortstopUCLA2Tampa Bay RaysShortstopFort Worth Christian School (TX)3Minnesota TwinsCatcherGeorgia Tech4San Francisco GiantsPitcherUC Santa Barbara5Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielderLSU6Kansas City RoyalsOutfielderLouisville7Baltimore OriolesOutfielderOak Grove High School (MS)8AthleticsOutfielderGeorgia Tech9Atlanta BravesOutfielderVirginia10Colorado RockiesShortstopKentucky11Washington NationalsSecond basemanTexas A&M12Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderHuntington Beach High School (CA)13St. Louis CardinalsOutfielderEtowah High School (GA)14Miami MarlinsShortstopGulliver Preparatory School (FL)15Arizona DiamondbacksCatcherArkansas16Texas RangersPitcherMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL)17Houston AstrosOutfielderTexas Tech18Cincinnati RedsShortstopAlabama19Cleveland GuardiansPitcherFlorida20Boston Red SoxShortstopNorth Carolina21San Diego PadresPitcherSouth Walton High School (FL)22Detroit TigersPitcherCoastal Carolina23Chicago CubsPitcherOle Miss24Seattle MarinersThird basemanMississippi State25Milwaukee BrewersShortstopCorona High School (CA)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks Pick Player Team Position School26Atlanta BravesOutfielderIndiana State27New York MetsPitcherArkansas28Houston AstrosPitcherNotre Dame
Competitive Balance Round A Pick Player Team Position School29San Francisco Giants PitcherSouthside Christian School (SC)30Kansas City RoyalsPitcherOle Miss31Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherCitizens Christian High School (GA)32St. Louis CardinalsPitcherTennessee33Tampa Bay Rays ShortstopJames Island High School (SC)34Chicago White Sox ShortstopNazareth Academy High School (IL)35New York YankeesPitcherArkansas36Philadelphia PhilliesShortstopDe La Salle High School (CA)37Colorado RockiesCatcherGeorgia
Second round
Pick Player Team Position School38Colorado RockiesPitcherUCLA39Toronto Blue JaysPitcherArizona State40Los Angeles DodgersThird basemanChrist Church Episcopal School (SC)41Chicago White SoxSecond basemanMagnolia Heights High School (MS)42Washington NationalsOutfielderTCU43Minnesota TwinsCatcherTexas44Pittsburgh PiratesShortstopThe Stony Brook School (NY)45Los Angeles AngelsSecond basemanGeorgia Tech46Baltimore OriolesOutfielderNC State47AthleticsPitcherUSC48Atlanta BravesPitcherVermont Academy (VT)49Tampa Bay RaysPitcherLiberty50St. Louis CardinalsShortstopOxford High School (AL)51Pittsburgh PiratesSecond basemanAuburn52Miami MarlinsPitcherOregon State53Arizona DiamondbacksShortstopGeorgia Tech54Texas RangersShortstopL. C. Anderson High School (TX)55San Francisco GiantsPitcherJesuit High School (FL)56Kansas City RoyalsPitcherLyons Township High School (IL)57Houston AstrosPitcherFlorida State58Cincinnati RedsShortstopVirginia59*Cleveland GuardiansPitcherGanesha High School (CA)60San Diego PadresShortstopUpper Canada College (ON)61Detroit TigersShortstopKansas62Chicago CubsOutfielderTexas A&M63New York YankeesPitcherTerry Fox Secondary School (BC)64Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderMissouri State65Seattle MarinersOutfielderLSU66Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderTCU
Competitive Balance Round B Pick Player Team Position School67Boston Red Sox OutfielderNorth Carolina68St. Louis Cardinals OutfielderCentral Florida69Detroit TigersPitcherFlorida Gulf Coast70Cincinnati RedsFirst basemanUCLA71Miami MarlinsPitcherSam Houston State72St. Louis Cardinals PitcherWest Virginia73AthleticsPitcherArkansas74Minnesota TwinsPitcherVirginia Tech
Compensatory round
Pick Player Team Position School75Myles BaileyChicago CubsFirst basemanFlorida State
Other notable selections Round Pick Player Team Position School377Chicago White SoxPitcherGeorgia381Los Angeles AngelsThird basemanTexas A&M384Atlanta BravesPitcherKingsburg High School (CA)385Tampa Bay RaysPitcherDana Hills High School (CA)389Texas RangersPitcherBishop Feehan High School (MA)390San Francisco GiantsOutfielderRutgers392New York MetsOutfielderTexas399New York YankeesCatcherOklahoma4109Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderGeorgia4131Toronto Blue JaysCatcherChristian Brothers High School (TN)4C133Houston AstrosShortstopMill Valley High School (KS)4C134San Diego PadresOutfielderOklahoma State4C135Philadelphia PhilliesPitcherKentucky5141Los Angeles AngelsShortstopOklahoma5150San Francisco GiantsSecond basemanNC State5161Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderUCLA8235Miami MarlinsFirst basemenStanford8248New York YankeesPitcher / Designated hitterDallas Baptist9258Pittsburgh PiratesThird basemanGeorgia11317Minnesota TwinsOutfielderMississippi State19559Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderUNLV19583Los Angeles DodgersCatcherHouston Christian20611Milwaukee BrewersFirst basemanHouston
Notes Incentive picks
Pick Penalty
Forfeited
Compensation picks
Trades
Incentive picks
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