# 2019 Major League Baseball draft

The 2019 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB Draft and for teams that lost qualifying free agents. The first 41 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 3, and the second round was streamed on MLB.com directly following the first round. The remainder of the draft was streamed online from June 4 to 5.
The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2018 MLB season, selected Adley Rutschman with the first overall pick in the draft. The Atlanta Braves received the ninth overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Carter Stewart. The Arizona Diamondbacks received the 26th overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Matt McLain. The Los Angeles Dodgers received the 31st overall pick as compensation for failing to sign J. T. Ginn. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the 37th overall pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund. As a result of surpassing the luxury tax threshold by over $40 million, the Boston Red Sox' top pick dropped down 10 places in the draft.
Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox made his debut on April 2, 2021, making him the first player from the 2019 draft to make his major league debut.

## First round selections

Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Adley Rutschman | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | Oregon State |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Colleyville Heritage High School (TX) |
| 3 | Andrew Vaughn | Chicago White Sox | First baseman | California |
| 4 | JJ Bleday | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Riley Greene | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Hagerty High School (FL) |
| 6 | CJ Abrams | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (GA) |
| 7 | Nick Lodolo | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | TCU |
| 8 | Josh Jung | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | Texas Tech |
| 9 | Shea Langeliers | Atlanta Braves | Catcher | Baylor |
| 10 | Hunter Bishop | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Arizona State |
| 11 | Alek Manoah | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| 12 | Brett Baty | New York Mets | Third baseman | Lake Travis High School (TX) |
| 13 | Keoni Cavaco | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Eastlake High School (CA) |
| 14 | Bryson Stott | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | UNLV |
| 15 | Will Wilson | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | NC State |
| 16 | Corbin Carroll | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Lakeside School (WA) |
| 17 | Jackson Rutledge | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | San Jacinto College |
| 18 | Quinn Priester | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Cary-Grove High School (IL) |
| 19 | Zack Thompson | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Kentucky |
| 20 | George Kirby | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Elon |
| 21 | Braden Shewmake | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Texas A&M |
| 22 | Greg Jones | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | UNC Wilmington |
| 23 | Michael Toglia | Colorado Rockies | First baseman | UCLA |
| 24 | Daniel Espino | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Georgia Premier Academy (GA) |
| 25 | Kody Hoese | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | Tulane |
| 26 | Blake Walston | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | New Hanover High School (NC) |
| 27 | Ryan Jensen | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Fresno State |
| 28 | Ethan Small | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 29 | Logan Davidson | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Clemson |
| 30 | Anthony Volpe | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Delbarton School (NJ) |
| 31 | Michael Busch | Los Angeles Dodgers | Second baseman | North Carolina |
| 32 | Korey Lee | Houston Astros | Catcher | California |

### Compensatory Round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 33 | Brennan Malone | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 34 | Drey Jameson | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Ball State |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 35 | Kameron Misner | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Missouri |
| 36 | J.J. Goss | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Cypress Ranch High School (TX) |
| 37 | Sammy Siani | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | William Penn Charter School (PA) |
| 38 | T. J. Sikkema | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Missouri |
| 39 | Matt Wallner | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Southern Mississippi |
| 40 | Seth Johnson | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Campbell |
| 41 | Davis Wendzel | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | Baylor |

## Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 42 | Gunnar Henderson | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | John T. Morgan Academy (AL) |
| 2 | 45 | Matthew Thompson | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Cypress Ranch High School (TX) |
| 2 | 46 | Nasim Nuñez | Miami Marlins | Shortstop | Collins Hill High School (GA) |
| 2 | 47 | Nick Quintana | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Arizona |
| 2 | 48 | Joshua Mears | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Federal Way High School (WA) |
| 2 | 49 | Rece Hinds | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 2 | 50 | Ryan Garcia | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 2 | 51 | Logan Wyatt | San Francisco Giants | First baseman | Louisville |
| 2 | 52 | Kendall Williams | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 2 | 53 | Josh Wolf | New York Mets | Pitcher | St. Thomas High School (TX) |
| 2 | 54 | Matt Canterino | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Rice |
| 2 | 55 | Kyren Paris | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | Freedom High School (CA) |
| 2 | 56 | Ryne Nelson | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Oregon |
| 2 | 57 | Matt Gorski | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Indiana |
| 2 | 59 | Brandon Williamson | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Texas Christian |
| 2 | 61 | John Doxakis | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 62 | Aaron Schunk | Colorado Rockies | Third baseman | Georgia |
| 2 | 64 | Chase Strumpf | Chicago Cubs | Second baseman | UCLA |
| 2 | 65 | Antoine Kelly | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Wabash Valley |
| 2 | 66 | Tyler Baum | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | North Carolina |
| 2 | 67 | Josh Smith | New York Yankees | Shortstop | LSU |
| 2 | 68 | Grae Kessinger | Houston Astros | Shortstop | Ole Miss |
| 2 | 69 | Matthew Lugo | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Carlos Beltrán Baseball Academy (PR) |
| B | 70 | Alec Marsh | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Arizona State |
| B | 71 | Kyle Stowers | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Stanford |
| B | 72 | Jared Triolo | Pittsburgh Pirates | Third baseman | Houston |
| B | 73 | Logan Driscoll | San Diego Padres | Catcher | George Mason |
| B | 74 | Tommy Henry | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Michigan |
| B | 75 | Dominic Fletcher | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| B | 76 | Isaiah Campbell | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| B | 77 | Karl Kauffmann | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Michigan |
| 3 | 79 | Zach Watson | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | LSU |
| 3 | 81 | Andrew Dalquist | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Redondo Union High School (CA) |
| 3 | 82 | Peyton Burdick | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Wright State |
| 3 | 83 | Andre Lipcius | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Tennessee |
| 3 | 84 | Hudson Head | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Winston Churchill High School (TX) |
| 3 | 85 | Tyler Callihan | Cincinnati Reds | Second baseman | Providence School (FL) |
| 3 | 86 | Justin Slaten | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | New Mexico |
| 3 | 87 | Grant McCray | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Lakewood Ranch High School (FL) |
| 3 | 88 | Dasan Brown | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Abbey Park High School (ON) |
| 3 | 89 | Matthew Allan | New York Mets | Pitcher | Seminole High School (FL) |
| 3 | 90 | Spencer Steer | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Oregon |
| 3 | 92 | Jack Kochanowicz | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Harriton High School (PA) |
| 3 | 93 | Tristin English | Arizona Diamondbacks | First baseman | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 94 | Drew Mendoza | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Florida State |
| 3 | 95 | Matt Fraizer | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 3 | 96 | Tony Locey | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 3 | 97 | Levi Stoudt | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Lehigh |
| 3 | 98 | Michael Harris II | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Stockbridge High School (GA) |
| 3 | 102 | Ryan Pepiot | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Butler |
| 3 | 106 | Jordan Brewer | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Michigan |
| 3 | 107 | Ryan Zeferjahn | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Kansas |
| 4 | 108 | Joey Ortiz | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | New Mexico State |
| 4 | 109 | Michael Massey | Kansas City Royals | Second baseman | Illinois |
| 4 | 112 | Ryan Kreidler | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | UCLA |
| 4 | 113 | Matt Brash | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Niagara |
| 4 | 116 | Tyler Fitzgerald | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Louisville |
| 4 | 118 | Jake Mangum | New York Mets | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 4 | 120 | Erik Miller | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Stanford |
| 4 | 123 | Matt Cronin | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 4 | 124 | J.C. Flowers | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 4 | 125 | Andre Pallante | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | UC Irvine |
| 4 | 128 | Graeme Stinson | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Duke |
| 4 | 129 | Brenton Doyle | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Shepherd |
| 4 | 131 | Brandon Lewis | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | UC Irvine |
| 4 | 134 | Kyle McCann | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | 136 | Colin Barber | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Pleasant Valley High School (CA) |
| 4 | 137 | Noah Song | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Navy |
| 5 | 141 | Evan Fitterer | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Aliso Niguel High School (CA) |
| 5 | 149 | Will Holland | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Auburn |
| 5 | 153 | Tyler Dyson | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Florida |
| 5 | 155 | Connor Thomas | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| 5 | 156 | Austin Shenton | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | Florida International |
| 5 | 160 | Hunter Gaddis | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Georgia State |
| 5 | 163 | Thomas Dillard | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Ole Miss |
| 5 | 165 | Ken Waldichuk | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Saint Mary's |
| 5 | 166 | Hunter Brown | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Wayne State |
| 6 | 170 | Avery Weems | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 6 | 173 | Drake Fellows | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | 174 | Graham Ashcraft | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | UAB |
| 6 | 175 | Cody Bradford | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Baylor |
| 6 | 177 | Cam Eden | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | California |
| 6 | 179 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Mercer |
| 6 | 181 | Zach Peek | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Winthrop |
| 6 | 182 | Andrew Saalfrank | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 6 | 183 | Jackson Cluff | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | BYU |
| 6 | 185 | Pedro Pagés | St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher | Florida Atlantic |
| 6 | 187 | Tanner Gordon | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Indiana |
| 6 | 188 | Colby White | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 6 | 189 | Gavin Hollowell | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | St. John's |
| 6 | 195 | Hayden Wesneski | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Sam Houston State |
| 6 | 197 | Chris Murphy | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | San Diego |
| 7 | 201 | Bryan Hoeing | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Louisville |
| 7 | 204 | Eric Yang | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | UC Santa Barbara |
| 7 | 205 | Brandon Sproat* | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Pace High School (FL) |
| 7 | 211 | Davis Daniel | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 7 | 213 | Todd Peterson | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | LSU |
| 7 | 214 | Blake Sabol | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | USC |
| 7 | 217 | Darius Vines | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 7 | 220 | Xzavion Curry | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 221 | Nick Robertson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | James Madison |
| 7 | 224 | Drew Millas | Oakland Athletics | Catcher | Missouri State |
| 7 | 226 | Blair Henley | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Texas |
| 8 | 229 | Drew Parrish | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Florida State |
| 8 | 236 | Caleb Kilian | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 8 | 239 | Casey Legumina | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 8 | 241 | Kyle Brnovich | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Elon |
| 8 | 242 | Dominic Canzone | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Ohio State |
| 8 | 250 | Will Brennan | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | Kansas State |
| 8 | 251 | Ryan Ward | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Bryant |
| 8 | 252 | DJ Herz | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Terry Sanford High School (NC) |
| 8 | 253 | David Hamilton | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Texas |
| 8 | 255 | Zach Greene | New York Yankees | Pitcher | South Alabama |
| 9 | 258 | Connor Gillispie | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | VCU |
| 9 | 259 | Clay Dungan | Kansas City Royals | Second baseman | Indiana State |
| 9 | 262 | Austin Bergner | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | North Carolina |
| 9 | 264 | TJ Hopkins | Cincinnati Reds | Center fielder | South Carolina |
| 9 | 265 | Zak Kent | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | VMI |
| 9 | 269 | Brent Headrick | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Illinois State |
| 9 | 278 | Evan McKendry | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Miami (FL) |
| 9 | 279 | Isaac Collins | Colorado Rockies | Second baseman | Creighton |
| 9 | 286 | Peyton Battenfield | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | 319 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Kansas City Royals | First baseman | Old Dominion |
| 11 | 321 | Anthony Maldonado | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Bethune–Cookman |
| 11 | 322 | John McMillon* | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 11 | 336 | Carter Bins | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | Fresno State |
| 11 | 337 | Vaughn Grissom | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Paul J. Hagerty High School (FL) |
| 11 | 340 | Nick Mikolajchak | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Sam Houston State |
| 11 | 344 | Dustin Harris | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | St. Petersburg |
| 12 | 372 | Hunter Bigge | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Harvard |
| 13 | 400 | Micah Pries | Cleveland Indians | Centerfielder | Point Loma Nazarene |
| 14 | 421 | Zac Kristofak | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Georgia |
| 15 | 440 | Caleb Freeman | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 15 | 449 | Louie Varland | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | North High School (MN) |
| 15 | 458 | Brett Wisely | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | Gulf Coast State College |
| 16 | 471 | Andrew Nardi | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 16 | 487 | Joey Estes | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Paraclete High School (CA) |
| 16 | 494 | Brady Basso | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| 17 | 501 | Troy Johnston | Miami Marlins | First baseman | Gonzaga |
| 17 | 518 | Trevor Brigden | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Okanagan |
| 18 | 539 | Edouard Julien | Minnesota Twins | Second baseman | Auburn |
| 18 | 541 | Ryan Smith | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Princeton |
| 18 | 550 | Matt Waldron | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Nebraska |
| 19 | 562 | Kerry Carpenter | Detroit Tigers | Outfielder | Virginia Tech |
| 19 | 565 | Blaine Crim | Texas Rangers | First baseman | Mississippi College |
| 20 | 606 | Cade Marlowe | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | West Georgia |
| 20 | 610 | Nic Enright | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | 615 | Jack Leiter* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Delbarton School (NJ) |
| 22 | 674 | Jack Cushing | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Georgetown |
| 23 | 698 | Jayden Murray | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Dixie State |
| 24 | 711 | Jeff Lindgren | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Illinois State |
| 24 | 717 | Spencer Horwitz | Toronto Blue Jays | First baseman | Radford |
| 24 | 718 | Hunter Barco* | New York Mets | Pitcher | The Bolles School (FL) |
| 24 | 723 | Jake Alu | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Boston College |
| 24 | 724 | Trey McGough | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Mount St. Mary's |
| 24 | 727 | Bryce Ball | Atlanta Braves | First baseman | Dallas Baptist |
| 25 | 761 | Jonny DeLuca | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Oregon |
| 26 | 781 | Kyle Molnar | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 27 | 802 | Beau Brieske | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | CSU–Pueblo |
| 27 | 822 | Cayne Ueckert | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | McNeese State |
| 30 | 912 | Bryan King | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | McNeese State |
| 30 | 915 | Zach Maxwell* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | North Paulding High School (GA) |
| 31 | 931 | Spencer Jones* | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | La Costa Canyon High School (CA) |
| 31 | 947 | Feleipe Franks | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Florida |
| 32 | 951 | Josh Simpson | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Columbia |
| 32 | 957 | Braden Halladay* | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Calvary Christian High School (FL) |
| 32 | 962 | Luke Waddell* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
| 32 | 970 | Andrew Misiaszek | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Northeastern |
| 33 | 997 | Justin Yeager | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Southern Illinois |
| 33 | 1007 | Thayer Thomas* | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | NC State |
| 34 | 1029 | Tanner Allen* | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 35 | 1046 | Brooks Lee* | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | San Luis Obispo High School (CA) |
| 35 | 1049 | Drew Gilbert* | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Stillwater Area High School (MN) |
| 35 | 1060 | Randy Labaut | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 36 | 1070 | Declan Cronin | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Holy Cross |
| 37 | 1098 | Colby Thomas* | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Valdosta High School (GA) |
| 37 | 1099 | Reggie Crawford* | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | North Schuylkill High School (PA) |
| 37 | 1119 | Hayden Dunhurst* | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | Pearl River Central High School (MS) |
| 37 | 1125 | Bryce Jarvis* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Duke |
| 37 | 1127 | Connor Prielipp* | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Tomah High School (WI) |
| 39 | 1161 | Evan Justice* | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | NC State |
| 39 | 1182 | Mason Auer* | Chicago Cubs | Centerfielder | Kickapoo High School (MO) |
| 40 | 1204 | Elijah Dunham* | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Indiana |