The 1997 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.

First round selections

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation Picks

Other notable players

* Randy Wolf, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies * Scott Linebrink, 2nd round, 56th overall by the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

* Tyler Walker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...

* Jeff Weaver, 2nd round, 62nd 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) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

, but did not sign * Aaron Cook, 2nd round, 70th overall by the

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...

Rick Ankiel Richard Alexander Ankiel (; born July 19, 1979) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and pitcher. He spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals, but also played for the Kansas City Roya ...

, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals * Chase Utley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

, but did not sign * Jeremy Affeldt, 3rd round, 91st overall by the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team ...

* John Grabow, 3rd round, 92nd overall by the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

* Scott Downs, 3rd round, 94th overall by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...

* Eric Byrnes, 4th round, 130th overall by the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. They are one of two major leag ...

, but did not sign * Chone Figgins, 4th round, 132nd overall by the

* Xavier Nady, 4th round, 134th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign * Derrick Turnbow, 5th round, 146th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies * Michael Young, 5th round, 149th 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) American League East, East Division. Since 1989, the team has p ...

* DeWayne Wise, 5th round, 158th overall by the Cincinnati Reds * Randy Choate, 5th round, 169th overall by the

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

* Horacio Ramírez, 5th round, 172nd 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 (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

* Tim Hudson, 6th round, 185th overall by the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (frequently referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Oakland, California from 1968 to 2024. The Athletics were a member club of the American League (AL) American League We ...

* Mike Lamb, 7th round, 227th overall by the Texas Rangers * Cliff Lee, 8th round, 246th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign * Scott Williamson, 9th round, 278th overall by the Cincinnati Reds * Toby Hall, 9th round, 294th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays * Garrett Atkins, 10th round, 300th overall by the

, but did not sign * Michael Wuertz, 11th round, 334th overall by the

* Jerry Hairston Jr., 11th round, 345th overall by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) 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 America ...

* Joel Piñeiro, 12th round, 373rd overall by the

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

* Ross Gload, 13th round, 396th overall by the Florida Marlins * Jeremy Guthrie, 15th round, 450th overall by the

, but did not sign * Jason Michaels, 15th round, 464th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign * Shawn Camp, 16th round, 500th 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 (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. ...

* Johnny Estrada, 17th round, 506th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies * David Eckstein, 19th round, 581st 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) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

* Mark Hendrickson, 20th round, 599th overall by the

* Tim Redding, 20th round, 610th overall by the

* J. C. Romero, 21st round, 633rd overall by the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team is named afte ...

* D. J. Carrasco, 26th round, 795th overall by the

* Mike González, 30th round, 902nd overall by the

* Nick Punto, 33rd round, 993rd overall by the

, but did not sign * Alex Cintrón, 36th round, 1103rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks * Brandon Lyon, 37th round, 1110th overall by the

, but did not sign * Scot Shields, 38th round, 1137th overall by the Anaheim Angels * Bill Duplissea, 39th round, 1185th overall by the

, but did not sign * Orlando Hudson, 43rd round, 1280th overall by the

* David DeJesus, 43rd round, 1281st overall by the

, but did not sign * Brad Hawpe, 46th round, 1344th overall by the

, but did not sign * Chad Qualls, 52nd round, 1444th overall by the

, but did not sign * Aaron Heilman, 55th round, 1488th overall by the

, but did not sign * Heath Bell, 69th round, 1583rd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign * Willie Harris, 90th round, 1605th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

* Javon Walker, 12th round, 366th overall by the Florida Marlins * Antwaan Randle El, 14th round, 424th overall by the

, but did not sign * Joe Hall, 29th round, 865th overall by the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. One of the AL's eight chart ...

, but did not sign * Marques Tuiasosopo, 34th round, 1023rd overall by the

, but did not sign * Freddie Mitchell, 47th round, 1379th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NHL players drafted

* Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube databaseMLB.com's section on the draft
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