2026 Major League Baseball draft

The 2026 Major League Baseball draft will take place on July 12–13, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball teams.

2026 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Sport	Baseball
Date	July 12–13, 2026
Location	TBD Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Networks	MLB Network (first three rounds) ESPN (first round) MLB.com
Overview
League	Major League Baseball
First selection	Chicago White Sox
First round selections	38
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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.^[2]

The Chicago White Sox won the draft lottery and the first overall selection.^[3] The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Drake Baldwin won the National Rookie of the Year and Hunter Brown finishing in top three of Cy Young voting.

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.^[4] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.^[5][6]

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

Seed	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1	Chicago White Sox	27.7%
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	School
1		Chicago White Sox
2		Tampa Bay Rays
3		Minnesota Twins
4		San Francisco Giants
5		Pittsburgh Pirates
6		Kansas City Royals
7		Baltimore Orioles
8		Athletics
9		Atlanta Braves
10		Colorado Rockies
11		Washington Nationals
12		Los Angeles Angels
13		St. Louis Cardinals
14		Miami Marlins
15		Arizona Diamondbacks
16		Texas Rangers
17		Houston Astros
18		Cincinnati Reds
19		Cleveland Guardians
20		Boston Red Sox
21		San Diego Padres
22		Detroit Tigers
23		Chicago Cubs
24		Seattle Mariners
25		Milwaukee Brewers
26		Atlanta Braves[Incentive 1]
27		New York Mets[Pick Penalty 1]

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
28		Houston Astros[Incentive 2]

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
29		Cleveland Guardians
30		Kansas City Royals
31		Arizona Diamondbacks
32		St. Louis Cardinals
33		Baltimore Orioles
34		Pittsburgh Pirates
35		New York Yankees[Pick Penalty 2]
36		Philadelphia Phillies[Pick Penalty 3]
37		Colorado Rockies

Second round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
38		Colorado Rockies
39		Toronto Blue Jays[Pick Penalty 4]
40		Los Angeles Dodgers[Pick Penalty 5]
41		Chicago White Sox
42		Washington Nationals
43		Minnesota Twins
44		Pittsburgh Pirates
45		Los Angeles Angels
46		Baltimore Orioles
47		Athletics
48		Atlanta Braves
49		Tampa Bay Rays
50		St. Louis Cardinals
51		Miami Marlins
52		Arizona Diamondbacks
53		Texas Rangers
54		San Francisco Giants
55		Kansas City Royals
56		New York Mets
57		Houston Astros
58		Cincinnati Reds
59		Detroit Tigers
60		Cleveland Guardians
61		Boston Red Sox
62		Seattle Mariners
63		San Diego Padres
64		Chicago Cubs
65		Los Angeles Dodgers
66		Toronto Blue Jays
67		New York Yankees
68		Philadelphia Phillies
69		Milwaukee Brewers

Competitive Balance Round B

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
70		Milwaukee Brewers
71		Seattle Mariners
72		Detroit Tigers
73		Cincinnati Reds
74		Miami Marlins
75		Tampa Bay Rays
76		Athletics
77		Minnesota Twins

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School

Notes

Incentive picks

1. Received for Drake Baldwin winning National Rookie of the Year
2. Received for Hunter Brown finishing in top 3 of Cy Young voting

Pick Penalty

1. The Mets exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.
2. The Yankees exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.
3. The Phillies exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.
4. The Blue Jays exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.
5. The Dodgers exceeded the second competitive-balance tax threshold, which means their first pick will get moved down 10 spots.

Compensation picks

Trades