# 2023 Major League Baseball draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. 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 first six selections were set via the lottery, with 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. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2022 MLB Draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and selected Paul Skenes with the first pick in the draft. The first round picks of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers were moved down 10 slots as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more. The Seattle Mariners were awarded the first Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick, the 29th overall pick, after Julio Rodríguez won the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
The first and second rounds of the draft were held at Lumen Field, a football and soccer stadium adjacent to T-Mobile Park, where the 2023 All-Star Game took place.
Nolan Schanuel made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on August 18, 2023, making him the first player from the 2023 draft to make his major league debut. Schanuel became the first player to debut in the major leagues in the same year of his draft since Garrett Crochet in 2020.

## Draft lottery

The draft lottery for the 2023 MLB Draft took place on December 6, 2022, in San Diego.
The following table lists the percentage chances for each team to receive specific picks as a result of the draft lottery.
* Denotes lottery winner
* Denotes team that did not win lottery
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th |
| 1 | Washington Nationals | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 19.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 16.2% | 2.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 13.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Cincinnati Reds | 13.2% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 10.6% | 15.7% | 9.0% | 1.2% | >0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 10.0% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 16.5% | 15.7% | 3.6% | 0.2% | >0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Detroit Tigers | 7.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 23.3% | 9.3% | 1.2% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Texas Rangers | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 5.9% | 26.6% | 20.3% | 4.5% | 0.4% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Colorado Rockies | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 7.3% | - | 17.5% | 33.9% | 14.6% | 2.1% | 0.1% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Miami Marlins | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% | - | - | 31.4% | 35.0% | 9.7% | 0.9% | >0.0% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - | - | - |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.9% | - | - | - | 44.4% | 33.0% | 6.3% | 0.4% | >0.0% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - | - |
| 11 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% | - | - | - | - | 54.9% | 28.6% | 3.9% | 0.2% | >0.0% | >0.0% | >0.0% | - |
| 12 | Chicago Cubs | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.5% | - | - | - | - | - | 64.0% | 23.7% | 2.3% | 0.1% | >0.0% | >0.0% | >0.0% |
| 13 | Minnesota Twins | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71.9% | 18.7% | 1.2% | >0.0% | >0.0% | >0.0% |
| 14 | Boston Red Sox | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.9% | 13.6% | 0.6% | >0.0% | >0.0% |
| 15 | Chicago White Sox | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85.1% | 9.1% | 0.2% | >0.0% |
| 16 | San Francisco Giants | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90.4% | 5.2% | >0.0% |
| 17 | Baltimore Orioles | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94.6% | 2.1% |
| 18 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.9% |

## Draft selections

Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |

### First round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Paul Skenes | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | LSU |
| 2 | Dylan Crews | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | LSU |
| 3 | Max Clark | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Franklin Community High School (IN) |
| 4 | Wyatt Langford | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Florida |
| 5 | Walker Jenkins | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | South Brunswick High School (NC) |
| 6 | Jacob Wilson | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Grand Canyon |
| 7 | Rhett Lowder | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
| 8 | Blake Mitchell | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Sinton High School (TX) |
| 9 | Chase Dollander | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 10 | Noble Meyer | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Jesuit High School (OR) |
| 11 | Nolan Schanuel | Los Angeles Angels | First baseman | Florida Atlantic |
| 12 | Tommy Troy | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Stanford |
| 13 | Matt Shaw | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Maryland |
| 14 | Kyle Teel | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Virginia |
| 15 | Jacob Gonzalez | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Ole Miss |
| 16 | Bryce Eldridge | San Francisco Giants | Two-way player | James Madison High School (VA) |
| 17 | Enrique Bradfield | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Vanderbilt |
| 18 | Brock Wilken | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Brayden Taylor | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | TCU |
| 20 | Arjun Nimmala | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Strawberry Crest High School (FL) |
| 21 | Chase Davis | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 22 | Colt Emerson | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | John Glenn High School (OH) |
| 23 | Ralphy Velazquez | Cleveland Guardians | Catcher | Huntington Beach High School (CA) |
| 24 | Hurston Waldrep | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Florida |
| 25 | Dillon Head | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Homewood-Flossmoor High School (IL) |
| 26 | George Lombard Jr. | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Gulliver Preparatory School (FL) |
| 27 | Aidan Miller | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | J. W. Mitchell High School (FL) |
| 28 | Brice Matthews | Houston Astros | Shortstop | Nebraska |

### Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 29 | Jonny Farmelo | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Westfield High School (VA) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 30 | Tai Peete | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | Trinity Christian School (GA) |
| 31 | Adrian Santana | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Doral Academy Preparatory School (FL) |
| 32 | Colin Houck | New York Mets | Shortstop | Parkview High School (GA) |
| 33 | Josh Knoth | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Patchogue-Medford High School (NY) |
| 34 | Charlee Soto | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Reborn Christian Academy (FL) |
| 35 | Thomas White | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Phillips Academy (MA) |
| 36 | Kendall George | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Atascocita High School (TX) |
| 37 | Kevin McGonigle | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Bonner & Prendergast Catholic High School (PA) |
| 38 | Ty Floyd | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | LSU |
| 39 | Myles Naylor | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School (ON) |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 40 | Yohandy Morales | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Miami (FL) |
| 41 | Ryan Lasko | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Rutgers |
| 42 | Mitch Jebb | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Michigan State |
| 43 | Sammy Stafura | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Walter Panas High School (NY) |
| 44 | Blake Wolters | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Mahomet-Seymour High School (IL) |
| 45 | Max Anderson | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | Nebraska |
| 46 | Sean Sullivan | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
| 47 | Kemp Alderman | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Ole Miss |
| 48 | Gino Groover | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | NC State |
| 49 | Luke Keaschall | Minnesota Twins | Second baseman | Arizona State |
| 50 | Nazzan Zanetello | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Christian Brothers College High School (MO) |
| 51 | Grant Taylor | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | LSU |
| 52 | Walker Martin | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Eaton High School (CO) |
| 53 | Mac Horvath | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | North Carolina |
| 54 | Mike Boeve | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Omaha |
| 55 | Colton Ledbetter | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 56 | Brandon Sproat | New York Mets | Pitcher | Florida |
| 57 | Ben Williamson | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | William & Mary |
| 58 | Alex Clemmey | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Bishop Hendricken High School (RI) |
| 59 | Drue Hackenberg | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Virginia Tech |
| 60 | Jake Gelof | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | Virginia |
| 61 | Alonzo Tredwell | Houston Astros | Pitcher | UCLA |

### Competitive Balance Round B

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 62 | Andrew Walters | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Miami (FL) |
| 63 | Jackson Baumeister | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 64 | Caden Grice | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Clemson |
| 65 | Cole Carrigg | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | San Diego State |
| 66 | Carson Roccaforte | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Louisiana |
| 67 | Zander Mueth | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Belleville High School-East (IL) |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 68 | Jaxon Wiggins | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 69 | Joe Whitman | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Kent State |
| 70 | Cade Kuehler | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Campbell |

### Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 3 | 71 | Travis Sykora | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Round Rock High School (TX) |
| 3 | 78 | Brock Vradenburg | Miami Marlins | First baseman | Michigan State |
| 3 | 79 | Alberto Rios | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Stanford |
| 3 | 80 | Jack Hurley | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | 81 | Josh Rivera | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Florida |
| 3 | 88 | Tre' Morgan | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman | LSU |
| 3 | 89 | Juaron Watts-Brown | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 91 | Nolan McLean | New York Mets | Two-way player | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 93 | C. J. Kayfus | Cleveland Guardians | Two-way player | Miami (FL) |
| 3 | 97 | Kyle Carr | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Palomar College |
| 3 | 99 | Jake Bloss | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Georgetown |
| 4 | 104 | Carlson Reed | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| 4 | 110 | Emmett Olson | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Nebraska |
| 4 | 114 | Tanner Hall | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Southern Miss |
| 4 | 117 | Maui Ahuna | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Tennessee |
| 4 | 124 | Aidan Smith | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Lovejoy High School (TX) |
| 4 | 128 | Homer Bush Jr. | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Grand Canyon |
| 4 | 129 | Roc Riggio | New York Yankees | Second baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | 132 | Kristian Campbell | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
| 5 | 140 | Patrick Reilly | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 162 | Isaiah Drake | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | North Atlanta High School (GA) |
| 6 | 182 | Cooper Pratt | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Magnolia Heights School, Senatobia (MS) |
| 6 | 187 | Brody Hopkins | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Winthrop |
| 6 | 189 | Lucas Braun | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Cal State Northridge |
| 6 | 193 | George Klassen | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Minnesota |
| 7 | 202 | Seth Halvorsen | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 8 | 234 | Barrett Kent | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Pottsboro High School (TX) |
| 8 | 242 | Craig Yoho | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 9 | 279 | Riley Gowens | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Illinois |
| 10 | 308 | Matt Wilkinson | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Central Arizona College |
| 11 | 326 | Zyhir Hope | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Colonial Forge High School (VA) |
| 13 | 392 | Brett Wichrowski | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Bryant |
| 18 | 541 | Tanner Witt* | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Texas |
| 19 | 576 | Christian Little* | New York Mets | Pitcher | LSU |
| 20 | 610 | DJ Uiagalelei* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Two-way player | Oregon State |