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Rick Monday was the first player selected in a Major League Baseball draft, on June 8, 1965. [17] Major League Baseball's first amateur draft was held on June 8–9, 1965, in New York City. [17] Teams chose players in reverse order of the previous season's standings, with picks alternating between the National and American Leagues. [18]
The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings. [4] The Washington Nationals were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons. [5]
The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order.
The third draft took place in August and was for players who participated in American amateur summer leagues. [4] The August draft was eliminated after two years, and the January draft lasted until 1986. [5] In 1965, Rick Monday became MLB's first draft pick after being selected by the Kansas City Athletics.
The August draft was eliminated after two years, and the January draft lasted until 1986. [5] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. [6] In addition, teams that lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded "compensatory" picks. [7]
The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB Draft. [2] Zach Neto made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on April 15, 2023, making him the first player from the 2022 draft to make his major league debut.
The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2019 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2019 MLB draft and for teams who lost qualifying free agents. [1]
The 2025 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 10, 2024, in Dallas, Texas during the Winter Meetings.The Chicago White Sox and Athletics were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons. [6]