2026 Major League Baseball draft

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2026 Major League Baseball draft
General information
SportBaseball
DateJuly 12–13, 2026
LocationTBD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NetworksMLB Network (first three rounds)
ESPN (first round)
MLB.com
Overview
LeagueMajor League Baseball
First selectionTBD
TBD
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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]

Draft lottery

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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][5]

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

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Key
All-Star
* Player did not sign

First round

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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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Colorado Rockies
11 Washington Nationals
12 Los Angeles Angels
13
14
15
16
17
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

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

Compensatory round

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Pick Player Team Position School
29 Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 1]

Competitive Balance Round A

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

Second round

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

Competitive Balance Round B

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

Compensatory round

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Pick Player Team Position School
79 Chicago Cubs[Compensation 2]

Notes

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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
  1. ^ Compensation pick for the Team signing Zac Gallen
  2. ^ Compensation pick for the Team signing Kyle Tucker
Trades

References

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  1. ^ "Tuesday, July 14: The All-Star Game in Philadelphia".
  2. ^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). "Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More". Baseball America. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "With regular season complete, here are the odds for the '26 Draft lottery".
  5. ^ "With Competitive Balance rounds set, here's how the 2026 Draft order looks".