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2026 Major League Baseball draft
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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.
The first six selections will be 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.[2]
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The 2026 MLB Draft Lottery will take place on December 7−10, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, during the Winter Meetings. The Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels are 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.[3] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.[4]
| Denotes lottery winner | |
| Denotes team that did not win lottery | |
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick |
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