First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1982

Major League Baseball Draft The first-year player draft is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball (MLB) for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on a lo ...

Compensation Picks

Other notable players

* David Wells†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

* Allan Anderson, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Minnesota Twins * Barry Bonds†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign * Lance McCullers, 2nd round, 41st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies *

Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...

, 2nd round, 50th overall by the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, but did not sign *

Barry Larkin Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2004. He briefly played in the minor leagues before making h ...

‡, 2nd round, 51st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign * Steve Ontiveros†, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Oakland Athletics * Jimmy Key†, 3rd round, 56th overall by the

Roger McDowell Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21, 1960) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dod ...

, 3rd round, 59th overall by the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

* Zane Smith, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...

* Kenny Williams, 3rd round, 68th overall by the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

* Mike Greenwell†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

* Dan Pasqua, 3rd round, 76th overall by the

* Kirk McCaskill, 4th round, 88th overall by the California Angels *

Randy Johnson Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American photographer and former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams, primarily the Seattle M ...

‡, 4th round, 89th overall by the

, but did not sign * Will Clark†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign *

Mike Maddux Michael Ausley Maddux (born August 27, 1961) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for nine teams, over 15 seasons, and co ...

, 5th round, 119th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies *

Steve Buechele Steven Bernard Buechele (born September 26, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and current front office executive for the Texas Rangers. Buechele played from to for the Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

, 5th round, 122nd overall by the Texas Rangers *

B.J. Surhoff William James "B. J." Surhoff (born August 4, 1964) is an American former catcher, outfielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB). Over his 18-year MLB career, he played every position except pitcher ...

†, 5th round, 128th overall by the

, but did not sign * Charlie O'Brien, 5th round, 132nd overall by the Oakland Athletics * Pat Borders, 6th round, 134th overall by the

Alvin Davis Alvin Glenn Davis (born September 9, 1960), nicknamed "Mr. Mariner", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He played eight of his nine seasons for the Seattle Mariners and won the American League Rookie of the Year ...

†, 6th round, 138th overall by the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...

* Terry Pendleton†, 7th round, 179th overall by the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

* Bobby Witt, 7th round, 181st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign *

Mitch Williams Mitchell Steven Williams (born November 17, 1964), nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to ...

†, 8th round, 187th overall by the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

* Rafael Palmeiro†, 8th round, 189th overall by the

, but did not sign * Mark McLemore, 9th round, 218th overall by the California Angels * Tom Browning†, 9th round, 233rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds *

Pete Incaviglia Peter Joseph Incaviglia (born April 2, 1964), is an American former professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons (–), for six different big league teams, also spending one year in Nippon Professi ...

, 10th round, 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign * Vince Coleman†, 10th round, 257th overall by the

Walt Weiss Walter William Weiss (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and manager and current bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 through 2000 for the Oakland Athleti ...

†, 10th round, 260th overall by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

, but did not sign *

Rob Dibble Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob ( ...

†, 11th round, 283rd overall by the

, but did not sign * Billy Ripken, 11th round, 286th overall by the

* Jose Canseco†, 15th round, 392nd overall by the Oakland Athletics * Fredi González, 16th round, 414th overall by the

Chuck Crim Charles Robert Crim (born July 23, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels and the Chicago Cubs from 1987 to 1994. Career A 1979 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School, Cr ...

, 17th round, 443rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers *

Jim Morris James Samuel Morris Jr. (born January 19, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Although brief, Morris' career is noted for making hi ...

, 18th round, 466th overall by the

, but did not sign * Bret Saberhagen†, 19th round, 480th overall by the Kansas City Royals * Bob Patterson, 21st round, 524th overall by the

Jim Deshaies James Joseph Deshaies (born June 23, 1960), also known as "JD", is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, over the course of 12 big league seasons. He is c ...

, 21st round, 542nd overall by the

* Mike Rizzo, 22nd round, 554th overall by the California Angels * Jim Corsi, 25th round, 642nd overall by the

* Mike Henneman†, 27th round, 672nd overall by the

, but did not sign * Lance Johnson†, 31st round, 760th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Bruce Ruffin Bruce Ruffin (born 17 February 1952)Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.260 is a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae artist. Biography Ruff ...

, 31st round, 766th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign * Kenny Rogers†, 39th round, 816th overall by the Texas Rangers *

Dave Martinez David Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the bench coach for the Tampa Bay ...

, 40th round, 819th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign † All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

NBA/NCAA/NFL players drafted

Urban Meyer Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is a college football TV commentator and former American football coach. He spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, having served as the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons fro ...

, 13th round, 323rd overall by the

* Dell Curry, 37th round, 810th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign * Rodney Carter, 38th round, 813th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

References

External links

Complete draft list from ''The Baseball Cube'' database
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