List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks
Draft
Table:
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 [a]

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 [b]

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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