# 2021 Major League Baseball draft

The 2021 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 11–13, 2021. In conjunction with the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the draft was held in Denver. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2020 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2020 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 halve the draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB ultimately opted to shorten the draft to 20 rounds. In total, 612 college and high school players were drafted.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the worst record of the 2020 season, selected Henry Davis with the first overall pick in the draft. As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros forfeited both their first- and second-round picks in the draft.
On April 2, 2021, MLB announced that the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, along with the draft, was being relocated from Atlanta in protest of the Georgia State Legislature's passage of the controversial Election Integrity Act of 2021; three days later, Denver was announced as the new host city.
Chase Silseth made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on May 13, 2022, making him the first player from the 2021 draft to make his major league debut.

## Draft selections

The deadline for teams to sign drafted players was August 1, 2021.
Key :
| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |

### First round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Henry Davis | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Louisville |
| 2 | Jack Leiter | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | Jackson Jobe | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Heritage Hall School (OK) |
| 4 | Marcelo Mayer | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Eastlake High School (CA) |
| 5 | Colton Cowser | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Sam Houston State |
| 6 | Jordan Lawlar | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Jesuit Dallas (TX) |
| 7 | Frank Mozzicato | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | East Catholic High School (CT) |
| 8 | Benny Montgomery | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Red Land High School (PA) |
| 9 | Sam Bachman | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Miami (OH) |
| 10 | Kumar Rocker* | New York Mets | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 11 | Brady House | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | Winder-Barrow High School (GA) |
| 12 | Harry Ford | Seattle Mariners | Catcher | North Cobb High School (GA) |
| 13 | Andrew Painter | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) |
| 14 | Will Bednar | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Mississippi State |
| 15 | Sal Frelick | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Boston College |
| 16 | Kahlil Watson | Miami Marlins | Shortstop | Wake Forest High School (NC) |
| 17 | Matt McLain | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | UCLA |
| 18 | Michael McGreevy | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | UC Santa Barbara |
| 19 | Gunnar Hoglund | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 20 | Trey Sweeney | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Eastern Illinois University (IL) |
| 21 | Jordan Wicks | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Kansas State |
| 22 | Colson Montgomery | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Southridge High School (IN) |
| 23 | Gavin Williams | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | East Carolina |
| 24 | Ryan Cusick | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Wake Forest |
| 25 | Max Muncy | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Thousand Oaks High School (CA) |
| 26 | Chase Petty | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Mainland Regional High School (NJ) |
| 27 | Jackson Merrill | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Severna Park High School (MD) |
| 28 | Carson Williams | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Torrey Pines High School (CA) |
| 29 | Maddux Bruns | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | UMS-Wright Preparatory School (AL) |

### Compensatory round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 30 | Jay Allen | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | John Carroll Catholic High School (FL) |

### Competitive Balance Round A

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Joe Mack | Miami Marlins | Catcher | Williamsville East High School (NY) |
| 32 | Ty Madden | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Texas |
| 33 | Tyler Black | Milwaukee Brewers | Second baseman | Wright State |
| 34 | Cooper Kinney | Tampa Bay Rays | Second baseman | Baylor School (TN) |
| 35 | Matheu Nelson | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Florida State |
| 36 | Noah Miller | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Ozaukee High School (WI) |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 37 | Anthony Solometo | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (NJ) |
| 38 | Aaron Zavala | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Oregon |
| 39 | Izaac Pacheco | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Friendswood High School (TX) |
| 40 | Jud Fabian* | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Florida |
| 41 | Connor Norby | Baltimore Orioles | Second baseman | East Carolina |
| 42 | Ryan Bliss | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Auburn |
| 43 | Ben Kudrna | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Blue Valley Southwest High School (KS) |
| 44 | Jaden Hill | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | LSU |
| 45 | Ky Bush | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Saint Mary's |
| 46 | Calvin Ziegler | New York Mets | Pitcher | TNXL Academy (FL) |
| 47 | Daylen Lile | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Trinity High School (KY) |
| 48 | Edwin Arroyo | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | Arecibo Baseball Academy (PR) |
| 49 | Ethan Wilson | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | South Alabama |
| 50 | Matt Mikulski | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Fordham |
| 51 | Russell Smith | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | TCU |
| 52 | Cody Morissette | Miami Marlins | Shortstop | Boston College |
| 53 | Andrew Abbott | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 54 | Joshua Baez | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Dexter Southfield School (MA) |
| 55 | Brendan Beck | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Stanford |
| 56 | James Triantos | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | James Madison High School (VA) |
| 57 | Wes Kath | Chicago White Sox | Third baseman | Desert Mountain High School (AZ) |
| 58 | Doug Nikhazy | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 59 | Spencer Schwellenbach | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Nebraska |
| 60 | Zack Gelof | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Virginia |
| 61 | Steve Hajjar | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Michigan |
| 62 | James Wood | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 63 | Kyle Manzardo | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman | Washington State |

### Competitive Balance Round B

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 64 | Lonnie White | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Malvern Preparatory School (PA) |
| 65 | Reed Trimble | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Southern Miss |
| 66 | Peyton Wilson | Kansas City Royals | Second baseman | Alabama |
| 67 | Adrian Del Castillo | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher | Miami (FL) |
| 68 | Joe Rock | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Ohio |
| 69 | Tommy Mace | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Florida |
| 70 | Ryan Holgate | St. Louis Cardinals | Outfielder | Arizona |
| 71 | Robert Gasser | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Houston |

### Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 3 | 72 | Bubba Chandler | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | North Oconee High School (GA) |
| 3 | 73 | Cameron Cauley | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Barbers Hill High School (TX) |
| 3 | 74 | Dylan Smith | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Alabama |
| 3 | 76 | John Rhodes | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | Kentucky |
| 3 | 77 | Jacob Steinmetz | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | ELEV8 Baseball Academy (FL) |
| 3 | 78 | Carter Jensen | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | Park Hill High School (MO) |
| 3 | 80 | Landon Marceaux | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | LSU |
| 3 | 84 | Jordan Viars | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Reedy High School (TX) |
| 3 | 85 | Mason Black | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Lehigh |
| 3 | 86 | Alex Binelas | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Louisville |
| 3 | 91 | Ricky Tiedemann | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Golden West College |
| 3 | 92 | Brock Selvidge | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Hamilton High School (AZ) |
| 3 | 94 | Sean Burke | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Maryland |
| 3 | 95 | Jake Fox | Cleveland Indians | Second baseman / Outfielder | Lakeland Christian School (FL) |
| 3 | 96 | Dylan Dodd | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Southeast Missouri State |
| 3 | 97 | Mason Miller | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Gardner-Webb |
| 3 | 98 | Cade Povich | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Nebraska |
| 3 | 99 | Kevin Kopps | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 4 | 104 | Tyler Mattison | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Bryant |
| 4 | 109 | Hunter Goodman | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | Memphis |
| 4 | 110 | Luke Murphy | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | 113 | Bryce Miller | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 116 | Logan Henderson | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | McLennan Community College |
| 4 | 118 | Tanner Allen | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Mississippi State |
| 4 | 121 | Chad Dallas | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 4 | 122 | Cooper Bowman | New York Yankees | Second baseman | Louisville |
| 4 | 123 | Christian Franklin | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| 4 | 126 | Cal Conley | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Texas Tech |
| 4 | 127 | Denzel Clarke | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Cal State Northridge |
| 4 | 128 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | 129 | Jackson Wolf | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| 4 | 131 | Nick Nastrini | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | UCLA |
| 4 | 132 | Chayce McDermott | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Ball State |
| 5 | 136 | Nathan Hickey | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Florida |
| 5 | 140 | Evan Justice | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | NC State |
| 5 | 141 | Brett Kerry | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | South Carolina |
| 5 | 142 | Christian Scott | New York Mets | Pitcher | Florida |
| 5 | 145 | Griff McGarry | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 5 | 148 | Quincy Hamilton | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Wright State |
| 5 | 151 | Gordon Graceffo | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Villanova |
| 5 | 154 | Liam Spence | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Tennessee |
| 5 | 156 | Tanner Bibee | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 5 | 157 | Luke Waddell | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
| 5 | 160 | Max Ferguson | San Diego Padres | Second baseman | Tennessee |
| 5 | 161 | Mason Auer | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | San Jacinto College |
| 5 | 162 | Ben Casparius | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | UConn |
| 6 | 164 | Chase Lee | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Alabama |
| 6 | 170 | Braxton Fulford | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 174 | Bryan Woo | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Cal Poly |
| 6 | 178 | Spencer Arrighetti | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Louisiana |
| 6 | 182 | Hayden Juenger | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Missouri State |
| 6 | 183 | Richard Fitts | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Auburn |
| 6 | 190 | Ryan Bergert | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | West Virginia |
| 6 | 191 | Mason Montgomery | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 192 | Emmet Sheehan | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Boston College |
| 7 | 195 | Brant Hurter | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 199 | Noah Cameron | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Central Arkansas |
| 7 | 203 | Jacob Young | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | University of Florida |
| 7 | 207 | Tristan Peters | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Southern Illinois |
| 7 | 208 | Joey Loperfido | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Duke |
| 7 | 216 | Jack Leftwich | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Florida |
| 7 | 218 | Brett Harris | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | Gonzaga |
| 7 | 219 | Jake Rucker | Minnesota Twins | Third baseman | Tennessee |
| 8 | 230 | Robby Martin | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Florida State |
| 8 | 232 | Mike Vasil | New York Mets | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 8 | 239 | Patrick Monteverde | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 8 | 243 | Will Warren | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 9 | 273 | Chandler Champlain | New York Yankees | Pitcher | USC |
| 9 | 276 | Will Dion | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | McNeese State |
| 10 | 278 | Billy Cook | Baltimore Orioles | First baseman / Outfielder | Pepperdine |
| 10 | 295 | Logan Cerny | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Troy |
| 10 | 296 | Vaun Brown | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Florida Southern |
| 10 | 302 | Connor Cooke | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | UL-Lafayette |
| 10 | 303 | Ben Cowles | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Maryland |
| 10 | 306 | Franco Alemán | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Florida |
| 11 | 316 | Niko Kavadas | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 321 | Chase Silseth | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Arizona |
| 11 | 327 | Roc Riggio* | Milwaukee Brewers | Second baseman | Thousand Oaks (CA) |
| 11 | 339 | Brandon Birdsell* | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 11 | 340 | River Ryan | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | UNC Pembroke |
| 12 | 347 | Justin Armbruester | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | New Mexico |
| 12 | 356 | Landen Roupp | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 12 | 358 | Rhett Kouba | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Dallas Baptist |
| 12 | 363 | Ben Rice | New York Yankees | Catcher | Dartmouth |
| 12 | 367 | Andrew Hoffmann | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Illinois |
| 12 | 372 | Ronan Kopp | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | South Mountain Community College |
| 13 | 393 | Zach Messinger | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Virginia |
| 14 | 411 | Eric Torres | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Kansas State |
| 15 | 453 | Danny Watson | New York Yankees | Pitcher | VCU |
| 16 | 485 | Terrell Tatum | Chicago White Sox | Outfielder | NC State |
| 16 | 490 | Alek Jacob | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 16 | 492 | Mike Sirota* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | The Frederick Gunn School (CT) |
| 17 | 496 | Luis Guerrero | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Chipola College |
| 17 | 499 | Luca Tresh | Kansas City Royals | Catcher | NC State |
| 17 | 501 | Mason Erla | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Michigan State |
| 19 | 555 | Justice Bigbie | Detroit Tigers | First baseman | Western Carolina |
| 19 | 565 | Seth Halvorsen* | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Missouri |
| 19 | 573 | Dominic Keegan* | New York Yankees | Utility | Vanderbilt |
| 19 | 581 | Sean Hunley | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 20 | 596 | Vance Honeycutt* | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Salisbury High School (NC) |
| 20 | 597 | Samuel Mendez | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Cisco College |
| 20 | 602 | Luke Holman* | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Wilson High School (PA) |
| 20 | 610 | Chase Burns* | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Beech Senior High School (TN) |