The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of

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and

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players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from

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on television for the first time, on

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from 2:00pm to 6:00pm

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). Previously the

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format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as

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. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

First round selections

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation picks

Other notable players

;Key

NFL players drafted

* Dennis Dixon, 5th round, 168th overall by the

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* Pat White, 27th round, 838th overall by the

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, but did not sign *

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, 41st round, 1,222nd overall by the

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, but did not sign *

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, 42nd round, 1,252nd overall by the

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, but did not sign

Background

Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues. David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an

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in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the postseason and

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pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012).

Jason Heyward Jason Alias Heyward (born August 9, 1989), nicknamed "J-Hey", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, ...

became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an

in 2010. Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from

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. He initially started the 2009 season in the fifth rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the third starter.

Madison Bumgarner Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed "MadBum", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) and Arizona Diamon ...

was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series, with the

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in 2010. He also was the first player to win the

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, which he won in 2014.

References

External links

MLB official website

2007 draft page
MLB.com
2007 Complete Draft Order
MLB.com
2007 Draft Tracker
MLB.com
2007 "Top Ten" MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo
at MLB.com (16 May 2007)
2007 "Top Twenty" MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo
at MLB.com (23 May 2007)
2007 Top 30 Projected Picks per Jonathan Mayo
at MLB.com (7 June 2007)
Last Minute Shifts in "Top 30" per Jonathan Mayo
(7 June 2007)
Draft rules
MLB.com
Draft history
MLB.com
Complete draft list
from ''The Baseball Cube'' database {{2007 MLB Draft Major League Baseball draft

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