2025 Major League Baseball draft

The 2025 Major League Baseball draft will take place on July 13-14, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1][2] The draft will assign amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball teams.

2025 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)	July 13–14, 2025
Location	Coca-Cola Roxy Atlanta, Georgia
Network(s)	MLB Network ESPN (first round)
Overview
615 total selections in 20 rounds
First selection	TBD Washington Nationals
First round selections	TBD
← 2024 2026 →

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 will select 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.^[3]

The Washington Nationals won the draft lottery and the first overall selection.^[4] The Kansas City Royals were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Bobby Witt Jr. finishing in top three of American League Most Valuable Player voting.^[5][6]

Draft lottery

The 2025 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 10, 2024, in Dallas, Texas during the Winter Meetings. The Chicago White Sox and Athletics were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons.^[7] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.

	Denotes lottery winner
	Denotes team that did not win lottery
	Ineligible to receive lottery pick

Seed	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1	Colorado Rockies	22.5%
2	Miami Marlins	22.5%
3	Los Angeles Angels	18.0%
4	Washington Nationals	10.2%
5	Toronto Blue Jays	7.5%
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	5.3%
7	Cincinnati Reds	3.7%
8	Texas Rangers	2.5%
9	San Francisco Giants	1.9%
N/A	Chicago White Sox	-	-	-	-	-	-
N/A	Athletics	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Tampa Bay Rays	1.5%
11	Boston Red Sox	1.2%
12	Minnesota Twins	1.1%
13	St. Louis Cardinals	0.8%
14	Chicago Cubs	0.7%
15	Seattle Mariners	0.5%
16	Arizona Diamondbacks	0.3%

Draft selections

The Dodgers, Mets and Yankees exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2024, meaning that each had their first-round draft pick moved back ten slots.

First round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1		Washington Nationals
2		Los Angeles Angels
3		Seattle Mariners
4		Colorado Rockies
5		St. Louis Cardinals
6		Pittsburgh Pirates
7		Miami Marlins
8		Toronto Blue Jays
9		Cincinnati Reds
10		Chicago White Sox
11		Athletics
12		Texas Rangers
13		San Francisco Giants
14		Tampa Bay Rays
15		Boston Red Sox
16		Minnesota Twins
17		Chicago Cubs
18		Arizona Diamondbacks
19		Baltimore Orioles
20		Milwaukee Brewers
21		Houston Astros
22		Atlanta Braves
23		Kansas City Royals
24		Detroit Tigers
25		San Diego Padres
26		Philadelphia Phillies
27		Cleveland Guardians

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
28		Kansas City Royals[Incentive 1]

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
29		Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 1]
30		Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 2]
31		Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 3]
32		Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 4]

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33		Boston Red Sox[Trades 1]
34		Detroit Tigers
35		Seattle Mariners
36		Minnesota Twins
37		Tampa Bay Rays
38		New York Mets
39		New York Yankees
40		Los Angeles Dodgers
41		Los Angeles Dodgers[Trades 2]
42		Tampa Bay Rays[Trades 3]
43		Miami Marlins

Second round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
44		Chicago White Sox
45		Colorado Rockies
46		Miami Marlins
47		Los Angeles Angels
48		Athletics
49		Washington Nationals
50		Pittsburgh Pirates
51		Cincinnati Reds
52		Texas Rangers
53		Tampa Bay Rays
54		Minnesota Twins
55		St. Louis Cardinals
56		Chicago Cubs
57		Seattle Mariners
58		Baltimore Orioles
59		Milwaukee Brewers
60		Atlanta Braves
61		Kansas City Royals
62		Detroit Tigers
63		Philadelphia Phillies
64		Cleveland Guardians
65		Los Angeles Dodgers

Competitive Balance Round B

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
66		Cleveland Guardians
67		Tampa Bay Rays
68		Milwaukee Brewers
69		Baltimore Orioles
70		Cleveland Guardians
71		Kansas City Royals
72		St. Louis Cardinals
73		Pittsburgh Pirates
74		Colorado Rockies

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
75		Boston Red Sox[Compensation 5]

Notes

Incentive picks

1. Received for Bobby Witt Jr. finishing in top 3 of American League Most Valuable Player voting

Compensation picks

1. Compensation pick for the Houston Astros signing Christian Walker
2. Compensation pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks signing Corbin Burnes
3. Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing Anthony Santander
4. Compensation pick for the San Francisco Giants signing Willy Adames
5. Compensation pick for the San Diego Padres signing Nick Pivetta

Trades

1. The Red Sox acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Brewers as part of the April 7 trade that sent pitcher Quinn Priester to the Brewers. In addition to the draft pick, the Red Sox received minor-league outfielder Yophery Rodriguez and a player to be named later (or cash considerations).^[8]
2. The Dodgers acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick and Minor League outfielder Mike Sirota from the Reds for Gavin Lux.
3. The Rays acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick, Joe Boyle, Will Simpson, and Jacob Watters from the Athletics for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez.^[9][10]