The 2024 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the List of cities in Texas by population, fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population, 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, T ...
. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB 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 selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.
The
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. ...
were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after
Corbin Carroll
Corbin Franklin Carroll (born August 21, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Diamondbacks selected Carroll 16th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft. ...
won the 2023
National League Rookie of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...
. 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 ...
also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after
Gunnar Henderson
Gunnar Randal Henderson (born June 29, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life and amateur career
Henderson was born in Montgomery, Alabama and gr ...
won the 2023
American League Rookie of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...
.
The
Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected
Travis Bazzana with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the
first overall pick in the MLB Draft.
Draft lottery
The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in
Nashville, Tennessee
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during the
Winter Meetings
Representatives of all 30 Major League Baseball teams and their 120 Minor League Baseball affiliates convene for four days each December in the Winter Meetings to discuss league business and conduct off-season trades and transactions. Attendees in ...
. The
Washington Nationals
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were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between
Major League Baseball
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and
MLBPA
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that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons. The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
Draft selections
The Mets, Yankees, and Padres exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2023 and did not win lottery picks, meaning that each had their first round draft pick moved back ten slots.
First round
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
Compensatory round
Competitive Balance Round A
Second round
Competitive Balance Round B
Compensatory round
Other notable selections
Notes
;Incentive picks
;Compensation picks
;Trades
References
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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