2026 Major League Baseball draft
| 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 | TBD TBD |
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]
Draft lottery
[edit]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 |
| 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% | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tuesday, July 14: The All-Star Game in Philadelphia".
- ^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More". Baseball America. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Anderson, R.J.; Axisa, Mike (December 10, 2024). "2025 MLB Draft order, lottery results: Nationals land No. 1 pick, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees all penalized". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "With regular season complete, here are the odds for the '26 Draft lottery".