The 2026 Major League Baseball draft will take place on July 11–12, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball teams.

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.[4]

The Chicago White Sox won the draft lottery and the first overall selection.[5] 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.[6] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.[7][8]

Denotes lottery winner
Denotes team that did not win lottery
Ineligible to receive lottery pick
Seed Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1Chicago White Sox 27.7%
2Minnesota Twins 22.2%
3Pittsburgh Pirates 16.8%
4Baltimore Orioles 9.2%
5Athletics 6.5%
6Atlanta Braves 4.5%
7Tampa Bay Rays 3.0%
8St. Louis Cardinals 2.3%
9Miami Marlins 1.8%
N/A Colorado Rockies ∅
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Angels
10Arizona Diamondbacks 1.5%
11Texas Rangers 1.3%
12San Francisco Giants 1.0%
13Kansas City Royals 0.8%
14New York Mets 0.6%
15Houston 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

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

Pick Player Team Position School
26 Atlanta Braves[Incentive 1]
27 New York Mets[Pick Penalty 1]
28 Houston Astros[Incentive 2]

Competitive Balance Round A

Pick Player Team Position School
29 San Francisco Giants (from Cleveland)[Trades 1]
30 Kansas City Royals
31 Arizona Diamondbacks
32 St. Louis Cardinals
33 Tampa Bay Rays (from Baltimore)[Trades 2]
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][Forfeited 1]
40 Los Angeles Dodgers[Pick Penalty 5][Forfeited 2]
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 Pittsburgh Pirates[Unsigned Pick 1]
52 Miami Marlins
53 Arizona Diamondbacks
54 Texas Rangers
55 San Francisco Giants
56 Kansas City Royals
57 Houston Astros
58 Cincinnati Reds
59 Cleveland Guardians
60 San Diego Padres
61 Detroit Tigers
62 Chicago Cubs
63 New York Yankees
64 Philadelphia Phillies
65 Seattle Mariners
66 Milwaukee Brewers

Competitive Balance Round B

Pick Player Team Position School
67 Milwaukee Brewers
68 St. Louis Cardinals (from Seattle)[Trades 3]
69 Detroit Tigers
70 Cincinnati Reds
71 Miami Marlins
72 St. Louis Cardinals (from Tampa Bay)[Trades 4]
73 Athletics
74 Minnesota Twins

Compensatory round

Pick Player Team Position School
75 Chicago Cubs[Compensation 1]

Other notable selections

Round Pick Player Team Position School
133 Houston Astros[Compensation 2]
134 San Diego Padres[Compensation 3]
135 Philadelphia Phillies[Compensation 4]

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.
Forfeited
  1. ↑ The Blue Jays forfeited their second-round selection as a result of signing Dylan Cease.
  2. ↑ The Dodgers forfeited their second-round selection as a result of signing Kyle Tucker.
Compensation picks
  1. ↑ Compensation pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker
  2. ↑ Compensation pick for the Detroit Tigers signing Framber Valdez
  3. ↑ Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing Dylan Cease
  4. ↑ Compensation pick for the Boston Red Sox signing Ranger Suárez
Trades
  1. ↑ The San Francisco Giants acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Cleveland Guardians as a result of a trade on May 9, 2026 that sent catcher Patrick Bailey to Cleveland in exchange for left-handed pitcher Matt Wilkinson and this pick.[9]
  2. ↑ The Tampa Bay Rays acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Baltimore Orioles as a result of a trade on December 19, 2025 that sent right-handed pitcher Shane Baz to Baltimore in exchange for catcher Caden Bodine, outfielder Slater de Brun, outfielder Austin Overn, right-handed pitcher Michael Forret and this pick.[10]
  3. ↑ The St. Louis Cardinals acquired a Competitive Balance Round B pick from the Seattle Mariners as a result of a three-team trade on February 2, 2026 that sent utility player Brendan Donovan to Seattle in exchange for pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, outfielder Tai Peete, outfielder Colton Ledbetter and this pick.[11]
  4. ↑ The St. Louis Cardinals acquired a Competitive Balance Round B pick from the Tampa Bay Rays as a result of a three-team trade on February 2, 2026 that sent third baseman Ben Williamson to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[11]
Incentive picks
  1. ↑ Compensation for unsigned 2025 No. 50 overall pick Angel Cervantes.

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_draft