# 2020 Major League Baseball draft

The 2020 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 10 and 11, 2020. 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. On March 26, 2020, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal that included the option to shorten the draft to five rounds, and also shorten the 2021 draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a plan to allow teams to sign an unlimited number of undrafted players for $20,000 each, MLB ultimately opted to shorten the 2020 draft to five rounds. The draft was originally planned to be hosted live for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska, to accompany the later-cancelled 2020 College World Series. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the draft was instead held remotely from MLB Network's studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. With sponsorship from T-Mobile, the event was officially the 2020 MLB Draft Presented by T-Mobile, with ESPN providing live coverage for the first time since 2008, alongside MLB Network.
The Detroit Tigers, who had the worst record of the 2019 MLB season, selected Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick in the draft. As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros forfeited their first- and second-round picks in the draft. The Boston Red Sox also forfeited their second-round pick in the draft as punishment for their own sign-stealing violations. Among the selected players, there were 41 who had played for the United States national baseball team and 2 who had played for the Canada national baseball team.
On September 18, 2020, the Chicago White Sox promoted Garrett Crochet to the major leagues, becoming the first MLB player in six years to reach the big leagues in the same year in which he was drafted.

## Draft selections

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

### First round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Spencer Torkelson | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Arizona State |
| 2 | Heston Kjerstad | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| 3 | Max Meyer | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Minnesota |
| 4 | Asa Lacy | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 5 | Austin Martin | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | Emerson Hancock | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 7 | Nick Gonzales | Pittsburgh Pirates | Second baseman | New Mexico State |
| 8 | Robert Hassell | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Independence High School (TN) |
| 9 | Zac Veen | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Spruce Creek High School (FL) |
| 10 | Reid Detmers | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Louisville |
| 11 | Garrett Crochet | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 12 | Austin Hendrick | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | West Allegheny Senior High School (PA) |
| 13 | Patrick Bailey | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | NC State |
| 14 | Justin Foscue | Texas Rangers | Second baseman | Mississippi State |
| 15 | Mick Abel | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Jesuit High School (OR) |
| 16 | Ed Howard | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Mount Carmel High School (IL) |
| 17 | Nick Yorke | Boston Red Sox | Second baseman | Archbishop Mitty High School (CA) |
| 18 | Bryce Jarvis | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Duke |
| 19 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | New York Mets | Outfielder | Harvard-Westlake School (CA) |
| 20 | Garrett Mitchell | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | UCLA |
| 21 | Jordan Walker | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | Decatur High School (GA) |
| 22 | Cade Cavalli | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Carson Tucker | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Mountain Pointe High School (AZ) |
| 24 | Nick Bitsko | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Central Bucks High School East (PA) |
| 25 | Jared Shuster | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
| 26 | Tyler Soderstrom | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Turlock High School (CA) |
| 27 | Aaron Sabato | Minnesota Twins | First baseman | North Carolina |
| 28 | Austin Wells | New York Yankees | Catcher | Arizona |
| 29 | Bobby Miller | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Louisville |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 30 | Jordan Westburg | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Mississippi State |
| 31 | Carmen Mlodzinski | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | South Carolina |
| 32 | Nick Loftin | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Baylor |
| 33 | Slade Cecconi | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Miami |
| 34 | Justin Lange | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Llano High School (TX) |
| 35 | Drew Romo | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | The Woodlands High School (TX) |
| 36 | Tanner Burns | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 37 | Alika Williams | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Arizona State |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 38 | Dillon Dingler | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | Ohio State |
| 39 | Hudson Haskin | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Tulane |
| 40 | Dax Fulton | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Mustang High School (OK) |
| 41 | Ben Hernandez | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | De La Salle Institute (IL) |
| 42 | CJ Van Eyk | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 43 | Zach DeLoach | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Texas A&M |
| 44 | Jared Jones | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | La Mirada High School (CA) |
| 45 | Owen Caissie | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Notre Dame Secondary School (ON) |
| 46 | Chris McMahon | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Miami |
| 47 | Jared Kelley | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Refugio High School (TX) |
| 48 | Christian Roa | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 49 | Casey Schmitt | San Francisco Giants | Third baseman | San Diego State |
| 50 | Evan Carter | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Elizabethton High School (TN) |
| 51 | Burl Carraway | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
| 52 | J. T. Ginn | New York Mets | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 53 | Freddy Zamora | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Miami |
| 54 | Masyn Winn | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop/Pitcher | Kingwood High School (TX) |
| 55 | Cole Henry | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | LSU |
| 56 | Logan Allen | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Florida International |
| 57 | Ian Seymour | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Virginia Tech |
| 58 | Jeff Criswell | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Michigan |
| 59 | Alerick Soularie | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 60 | Landon Knack | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | East Tennessee State |

### Competitive Balance Round B

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 61 | Kyle Nicolas | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Ball State |
| 62 | Daniel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | LSU |
| 63 | Tink Hence | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Watson Chapel High School (AR) |
| 64 | Connor Phillips | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | McLennan Community College |
| 65 | Jackson Miller | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | J. W. Mitchell High School (FL) |
| 66 | Clayton Beeter | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Texas Tech |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 67 | Nick Swiney | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | NC State |
| 68 | Jimmy Glowenke | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Dallas Baptist |
| 69 | Isaiah Greene | New York Mets | Outfielder | Corona High School (CA) |
| 70 | Alec Burleson | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | East Carolina |
| 71 | Sammy Infante | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | Monsignor Edward Pace High School (FL) |
| 72 | Alex Santos | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Mount Saint Michael Academy (NY) |

### Third round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 73 | Trei Cruz | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Rice |
| 74 | Anthony Servideo | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Ole Miss |
| 75 | Zach McCambley | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Coastal Carolina |
| 76 | Tyler Gentry | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Alabama |
| 77 | Trent Palmer | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Jacksonville |
| 78 | Kaden Polcovich | Seattle Mariners | Second baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 79 | Nick Garcia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Chapman |
| 80 | Cole Wilcox | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 81 | Sam Weatherly | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Clemson |
| 82 | David Calabrese | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School (ON) |
| 83 | Adisyn Coffey | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Wabash Valley |
| 84 | Bryce Bonnin | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 85 | Kyle Harrison | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | De La Salle High School (CA) |
| 86 | Tekoah Roby | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Pine Forest High School (FL) |
| 87 | Casey Martin | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | Arkansas |
| 88 | Jordan Nwogu | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Michigan |
| 89 | Blaze Jordan | Boston Red Sox | Third baseman | DeSoto Central High School (MS) |
| 90 | Liam Norris | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Green Hope High School (NC) |
| 91 | Anthony Walters | New York Mets | Shortstop | San Diego State |
| 92 | Zavier Warren | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Central Michigan |
| 93 | Levi Prater | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 94 | Holden Powell | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 95 | Petey Halpin | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Mira Costa High School (CA) |
| 96 | Hunter Barnhart | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | St. Joseph High School (CA) |
| 97 | Jesse Franklin V | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Michigan |
| 98 | Michael Guldberg | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Georgia Tech |
| 99 | Trevor Hauver | New York Yankees | Second baseman | Arizona State |
| 100 | Jake Vogel | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Huntington Beach High School (CA) |
| 101 | Tyler Brown | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |

### Fourth round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 102 | Gage Workman | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Arizona State |
| 103 | Coby Mayo | Baltimore Orioles | Third baseman | Stoneman Douglas High School (FL) |
| 104 | Jake Eder | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 105 | Christian Chamberlain | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 106 | Nick Frasso | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Loyola Marymount |
| 107 | Tyler Keenan | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | Ole Miss |
| 108 | Jack Hartman | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Appalachian State |
| 109 | Levi Thomas | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Troy |
| 110 | Case Williams | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Douglas County High School (CO) |
| 111 | Werner Blakely | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | Detroit Edison High School (MI) |
| 112 | Kade Mechals | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Grand Canyon |
| 113 | Mac Wainwright | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | St. Edward High School (OH) |
| 114 | R. J. Dabovich | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Arizona State |
| 115 | Dylan MacLean | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Central Catholic High School (OR) |
| 116 | Carson Ragsdale | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | South Florida |
| 117 | Luke Little | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | San Jacinto College North |
| 118 | Jeremy Wu-Yelland | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Hawaii |
| 119 | A. J. Vukovich | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | East Troy High School (WI) |
| 120 | Matthew Dyer | New York Mets | Catcher | Arizona |
| 121 | Joey Wiemer | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Cincinnati |
| 122 | Ian Bedell | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Missouri |
| 123 | Brady Lindsly | Washington Nationals | Catcher | Oklahoma |
| 124 | Milan Tolentino | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Santa Margarita High School (CA) |
| 125 | Tanner Murray | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | UC Davis |
| 126 | Spencer Strider | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Clemson |
| 127 | Dane Acker | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Oklahoma |
| 128 | Marco Raya | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | United South High School (TX) |
| 129 | Beck Way | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Northwest Florida State |
| 130 | Carson Taylor | Los Angeles Dodgers | Catcher | Virginia Tech |
| 131 | Zach Daniels | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Tennessee |

### Fifth round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 132 | Colt Keith | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Biloxi High School (MS) |
| 133 | Carter Baumler | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Dowling Catholic High School (IA) |
| 134 | Kyle Hurt | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | USC |
| 135 | Will Klein | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Eastern Illinois |
| 136 | Zach Britton | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Louisville |
| 137 | Taylor Dollard | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Cal Poly |
| 138 | Logan Hofmann | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Northwestern State |
| 139 | Jagger Haynes | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | West Columbus High School (NC) |
| 140 | Jack Blomgren | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop | Michigan |
| 141 | Adam Seminaris | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Long Beach State |
| 142 | Bailey Horn | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 143 | Joe Boyle | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Notre Dame |
| 144 | Ryan Murphy | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Le Moyne |
| 145 | Thomas Saggese | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Carlsbad High School (CA) |
| 146 | Baron Radcliff | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Georgia Tech |
| 147 | Koen Moreno | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Panther Creek High School (NC) |
| 148 | Shane Drohan | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 149 | Brandon Pfaadt | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Bellarmine |
| 150 | Eric Orze | New York Mets | Pitcher | New Orleans |
| 151 | Hayden Cantrelle | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Louisiana |
| 152 | LJ Jones | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Long Beach State |
| 153 | Mitchell Parker | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | San Jacinto College North |
| 154 | Mason Hickman | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 155 | Jeff Hakanson | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Central Florida |
| 156 | Bryce Elder | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Texas |
| 157 | Stevie Emanuels | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Washington |
| 158 | Kala'i Rosario | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Waiakea High School (HI) |
| 159 | Gavin Stone | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Central Arkansas |
| 160 | Shay Whitcomb | Houston Astros | Shortstop | UC San Diego |

## Summary
### Selections by school and conference or state/province

| Conference/State | Round 1 | CB Round A | Round 2 | CB Round B | Comp Round | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Total |
| High school baseball states ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| California | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ontario | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NCAA Division I baseball conferences ||||||||||
| American | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| ASUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Big West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OVC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| SEC | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| SoCon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Southland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| WCC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| NCAA Division II baseball conferences ||||||||||
| CCAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLVC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NE10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NCAA Division III baseball conferences ||||||||||
| SCIAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NJCAA baseball conferences ||||||||||
| GRAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NTJCAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Panhandle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SJCC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

### Selections by position

| Position | Round 1 | CB Round A | Round 2 | CB Round B | Comp Round | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Total |
| Pitcher | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 87 |
| Catcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| First base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Second base | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Third base | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Shortstop | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| Outfield | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 |

### Schools with multiple draft selections

| Selections | Colleges |
| 5 | Arizona State |
| 4 | Michigan, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt |
| 3 | Louisville, U. of Miami, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| 2 | Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Dallas Baptist, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Long Beach State, LSU, NC State, Ole Miss, San Diego State, San Jacinto College North, Texas Tech, UCLA, Virginia Tech |