2025 Major League Baseball draft
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The 2025 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 13–14, 2025, in Cumberland, Georgia.[1][2] The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball teams.
| 2025 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Date | July 13–14, 2025 |
| Location | Coca-Cola Roxy Cumberland, Georgia |
| Networks | MLB Network (first three rounds) ESPN (first round) MLB.com |
| Overview | |
| 615 total selections in 20 rounds | |
| League | Major League Baseball |
| First selection | Eli Willits Washington Nationals |
| First round selections | 43 |
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 will select in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.[3]
The Washington Nationals won the draft lottery and the first overall selection.[4] The Kansas City Royals were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Bobby Witt Jr. finished in the top three of American League Most Valuable Player voting.[5][6]
Draft lottery
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 (MLB) and MLB Players Association that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons, as well as limits teams in smaller markets from winning draft lottery picks 3 seasons in a row.[7] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
| Denotes lottery winner | |
| Denotes team that did not win lottery | |
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick |
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rockies | 22.4% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 17.4% | 15.0% | 12.2% |
| 2 | Miami Marlins | 22.4% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 17.4% | 15.0% | 12.2% |
| 3 | Los Angeles Angels | 18.0% | 17.7% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 13.4% |
| 4 | Washington Nationals | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 13.1% |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.5% |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 9.2% |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 6.9% |
| 8 | Texas Rangers | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.9% |
| 9 | San Francisco Giants | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| N/A | Chicago White Sox | ∅ | |||||
| Athletics | |||||||
| 10 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| 11 | Boston Red Sox | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| 12 | Minnesota Twins | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 14 | Chicago Cubs | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| 15 | Seattle Mariners | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Draft selections
The Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2024, meaning that each had their first-round draft pick moved back ten slots.
| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
|---|
First round
Prospect promotion incentive picks
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Josh Hammond | Kansas City Royals[Incentive 1] | Shortstop | Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) |
Compensatory round
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Patrick Forbes | Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 1] | Pitcher | Louisville |
| 30 | Caden Bodine | Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 2] | Catcher | Coastal Carolina |
| 31 | Wehiwa Aloy | Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 3] | Shortstop | Arkansas |
| 32 | Brady Ebel | Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 4] | Shortstop | Corona HS (CA) |
Competitive balance round A
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Marcus Phillips | Boston Red Sox[Trades 1] | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 34 | Michael Oliveto | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | Hauppauge HS (NY) |
| 35 | Luke Stevenson | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | North Carolina |
| 36 | Riley Quick | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Alabama |
| 37 | Slater de Brun | Baltimore Orioles[Trades 2] | Outfielder | Summit HS (OR) |
| 38 | Mitch Voit | New York Mets | Infielder | Michigan |
| 39 | Dax Kilby | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Newnan HS (GA) |
| 40 | Zach Root | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 41 | Charles Davalan | Los Angeles Dodgers[Trades 3] | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| 42 | Brendan Summerhill | Tampa Bay Rays[Trades 4] | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 43 | Cam Cannarella | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Clemson |
Second round
Competitive balance round B
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Aaron Walton | Cleveland Guardians | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 67 | Dean Moss | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 68 | Frank Cairone | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Delsea Reg HS (NJ) |
| 69 | JT Quinn | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 70 | Will Hynes | Cleveland Guardians[Trades 5] | Pitcher | Lorne Park SS (Canada) |
| 71 | Justin Lamkin | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 72 | Tanner Franklin | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 73 | Murf Gray | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third baseman | Fresno State |
| 74 | Max Belyeu | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Texas |
Compensatory round
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Henry Godbout | Boston Red Sox[Compensation 5] | Shortstop | Virginia |
Other notable selections
Notes
- Incentive picks
- Received for Bobby Witt Jr. finishing in top 3 of American League Most Valuable Player voting
- Compensation picks
- Compensation pick for the Houston Astros signing Christian Walker
- Compensation pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks signing Corbin Burnes
- Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing Anthony Santander
- Compensation pick for the San Francisco Giants signing Willy Adames
- The Red Sox received a Compensatory round pick for the Padres signing Nick Pivetta.[13]
- Trades
- The Red Sox acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Brewers as part of the April 7 trade that sent pitcher Quinn Priester to the Brewers. In addition to the draft pick, the Red Sox received minor-league outfielder Yophery Rodriguez and a player to be named later, later confirmed to be John Holobetz.[8]
- The Orioles acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Rays as part of the July 10 trade that sent reliever Bryan Baker to the Rays.[9]
- The Rays acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick, Joe Boyle, Will Simpson, and Jacob Watters from the Athletics for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez.[10][11]
- The Guardians acquired a Competitive Balance Round B pick and pitcher Slade Cecconi from the Diamondbacks for Josh Naylor.[12]