The 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 4, 2018. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the

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final standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2017 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying

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s. The first 43 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 4. The remainder of the draft was streamed on MLB.com on June 5 and 6. With a tie for the worst record in the 2017 MLB season at 64–98, the

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received the first overall pick ahead of the

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via a tiebreaker. The

selected Casey Mize with the first overall pick in the draft. There were a total of 40 rounds in the draft, with 1,214 players selected. On September 9, 2019, the

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promoted Nico Hoerner to the big leagues, making him the first player to reach the MLB in this draft.

First round selections

Compensatory Round

Competitive Balance Round A

Other notable selections

Notes

;Compensation picks

References

External links

2018 Major League Baseball draft Official Site
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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 ...