MLB Draft 2018

Der MLB Draft 2018, der Entry Draft der Major League Baseball, fand vom 4. bis 6. Juni 2018 statt. Die Detroit Tigers und die San Francisco Giants waren mit identischem Ergebnis die schlechtesten Teams der Vorsaison, so dass die erste Wahl (Pick) an das schlechtere Team der Saison 2016, die Tigers, ging.^[1] Diese entschieden sich mit ihrer Wahl für den Pitcher Casey Mize.^[2]

MLB Draft 2018
Überblick
Datum	4.–6. Juni 2018
Ort	Secaucus, New Jersey
Runden	40
Gewählte Spieler	1.214
1. Position	Casey Mize Gewählt von: Detroit Tigers
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Erstrunden Picks

In der ersten von 40 Draftrunden entschieden sich die 30 Teams am häufigsten für Pitcher (11). Gleich jeweils zwei Talente kamen von der University of Florida bzw. der Oregon State.^[3] Als erster der 2018 gedrafteten Spieler kam der von den Chicago Cubs gewählte Shortstop Nico Hoerner in der MLB zum Einsatz.

Pick	Spieler	Team	Position	Schule
1	Casey Mize	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Auburn
2	Joey Bart	San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Georgia Tech
3	Alec Bohm	Philadelphia Phillies	Third Baseman	Wichita State
4	Nick Madrigal	Chicago White Sox	Shortstop	Oregon State
5	Jonathan India	Cincinnati Reds	Third Baseman	Florida
6	Jarred Kelenic	New York Mets	Outfielder	Waukesha West High School (Waukesha)
7	Ryan Weathers	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Loretto High School (Tennessee)
8	Carter Stewart	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Eau Gallie High School (Melbourne)
9	Kyler Murray	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	University of Oklahoma
10	Travis Swaggerty	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	University of South Alabama
11	Grayson Rodriguez	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Central Heights High School (Nacogdoches)
12	Jordan Groshans	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Magnolia High School (Magnolia)
13	Connor Scott	Miami Marlins	Outfielder	Plant High School (Tampa)
14	Logan Gilbert	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Stetson University
15	Cole Winn	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Orange Lutheran High School (Orange)
16	Matthew Liberatore	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Mountain Ridge High School (Glendale)
17	Jordyn Adams	Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder	Green Hope High School (Cary)
18	Brady Singer	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Florida
19	Nolan Gorman	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman	Sandra Day O’Connor High School (Phoenix)
20	Trevor Larnach	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Oregon State
21	Brice Turang	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Santiago High School (Corona)
22	Ryan Rolison	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Ole Miss
23	Anthony Seigler	New York Yankees	Catcher	Cartersville High School (Cartersville)
24	Nico Hoerner	Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Stanford
25	Matt McLain	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Beckman High School (Irvine)
26	Triston Casas	Boston Red Sox	Infielder	American Heritage School (Plantation)
27	Mason Denaburg	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Merritt Island High School (Merritt Island)
28	Seth Beer	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Clemson
29	Noah Naylor	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	St. Joan of Arc (Mississauga)
30	J. T. Ginn	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Brandon High School (Brandon)