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2021 Major League Baseball draft
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The 2021 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 11–13, 2021. In conjunction with the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the draft was held in Denver.[1] The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2020 MLB season standings.[2] In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2020 MLB draft and for teams who lost qualifying free agents.[3] On March 26, 2020, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal that included the option to halve the draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] MLB ultimately opted to shorten the draft to 20 rounds.[5] In total, 612 college and high school players were drafted.[6]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the worst record of the 2020 season, selected Henry Davis with the first overall pick in the draft.[7] As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros forfeited both their first- and second-round picks in the draft.[8]
On April 2, 2021, MLB announced that the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, along with the draft, was being relocated from Atlanta in protest of the Georgia State Legislature's passage of the Election Integrity Act of 2021; three days later, Denver was announced as the new host city.[9][10]
Chase Silseth made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on May 13, 2022, making him the first player from the 2021 draft to make his major league debut.
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Draft selections
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The deadline for teams to sign drafted players was August 1, 2021.[11]
First round
Compensatory round
Competitive Balance Round A
Second round
Competitive Balance Round B
Other notable selections
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Notes
- Compensation picks
- Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Trevor Bauer[12]
- Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing George Springer[12]
References
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