List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks
Draft

List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks

Section Title: Draft
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Year	Player	Team	Position	Club/School

1965	Rick Monday*	Kansas City Athletics	Outfielder	Arizona State University

1966	Steve Chilcott#	New York Mets	Catcher	Antelope Valley High School (Lancaster, California)

1967	Ron Blomberg	New York Yankees	First baseman	Druid Hills High School (Druid Hills, Georgia)

1968	Tim Foli	New York Mets	Shortstop	Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)

1969	Jeff Burroughs*	Washington Senators	Outfielder	Woodrow Wilson Classical High School (Long Beach, California)

1970	Mike Ivie	San Diego Padres	Catcher	Walker High School (Atlanta, Georgia)

1971	Danny Goodwin°	Chicago White Sox	Catcher	Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois)

1972	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	Third baseman	University of Oregon

1973	David Clyde	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Westchester High School (Houston, Texas)

1974	Bill Almon	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Brown University

1975	Danny Goodwin	California Angels	Catcher	Southern University

1976	Floyd Bannister*	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State University

1977	Harold Baines*	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	St. Michaels Middle/High School (St. Michaels, Maryland)

1978	Bob Horner៛	Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	Arizona State University

1979	Al Chambers	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	John Harris High School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

1980	Darryl Strawberry៛	New York Mets	Outfielder	Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles, California)

1981	Mike Moore*	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Oral Roberts University

1982	Shawon Dunston*	Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn, New York)

1983	Tim Belcher°	Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Mount Vernon Nazarene University

1984	Shawn Abner	New York Mets	Outfielder	Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)

1985	B.J. Surhoff*	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	University of North Carolina

1986	Jeff King	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	University of Arkansas

1987	Ken Griffey Jr.*	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Moeller High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

1988	Andy Benes*	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	University of Evansville

1989	Ben McDonald	Baltimore Orioles	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State University

1990	Chipper Jones*	Atlanta Braves	Shortstop	Bolles High School (Jacksonville, Florida)

1991	Brien Taylor#	New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	East Carteret High School (Beaufort, North Carolina)

1992	Phil Nevin*	Houston Astros	Third baseman	California State University, Fullerton

1993	Alex Rodriguez*	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Westminster Christian High School (Palmetto Bay, Florida)

1994	Paul Wilson	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Florida State University

1995	Darin Erstad*	California Angels	Outfielder	University of Nebraska–Lincoln

1996	Kris Benson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Clemson University

1997	Matt Anderson	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Rice University

1998	Pat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	University of Miami

1999	Josh Hamilton*	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Outfielder	Athens Drive High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)

2000	Adrian Gonzalez*	Florida Marlins	First baseman	Eastlake High School (Chula Vista, California)

2001	Joe Mauer*	Minnesota Twins	Catcher	Cretin-Derham Hall High School (St. Paul, Minnesota)

2002	Bryan Bullington	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Ball State University

2003	Delmon Young	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Outfielder	Adolfo Camarillo High School (Camarillo, California)

2004	Matt Bush	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Mission Bay Senior High School (San Diego, California)

2005	Justin Upton*	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Great Bridge High School (Chesapeake, Virginia)

2006	Luke Hochevar	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Fort Worth Cats

2007	David Price*	Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt University

2008	Tim Beckham	Tampa Bay Rays	Shortstop	Griffin High School (Griffin, Georgia)

2009	Stephen Strasburg*	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego State University

2010	Bryce Harper៛	Washington Nationals	Outfielder/Catcher	College of Southern Nevada

2011	Gerrit Cole*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Los Angeles

2012	Carlos Correa៛	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School

2013	Mark Appel#	Houston Astros	Right-handed pitcher	Stanford University

2014	Brady Aiken°	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, California)

2015	Dansby Swanson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Vanderbilt University

2016	Mickey Moniak	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, California)

2017	Royce Lewis	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	JSerra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano, California)

2018	Casey Mize	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Auburn University

2019	Baltimore Orioles

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Benson was the first pick of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.

final_sentence: Benson was the first pick of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.