1968 Major League Baseball draft should not be confused with 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
| 1 | Tim Foli | New York Mets | SS | |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics | RHP | Palm Beach, Florida | |
| 3 | Marty Cott | Houston Astros | C | |
| 4 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | |
| 5 | Bobby Valentine | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | |
| 6 | Robert Weaver | Cleveland Indians | SS | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 7 | Curtis Moore | Atlanta Braves | OF | |
| 8 | Don Castle | Washington Senators | LHP | |
| 9 | Dick Sharon | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | Redwood City, California |
| 10 | Junior Kennedy | Baltimore Orioles | SS | Arvin, California |
| 11 | Greg Luzinski | 1B | ||
| 12 | Lloyd Allen | California Angels | RHP | |
| 13 | Tim Grant | Cincinnati Reds | RHP | |
| 14 | Rich McKinney | Chicago White Sox | SS | |
| 15 | Ralph Rickey | Chicago Cubs | OF | |
| 16 | Alex Rowell | Minnesota Twins | OF | Luther College |
| 17 | Gary Matthews | San Francisco Giants | OF | |
| 18 | Robert Robinson | Detroit Tigers | OF | |
| 19 | James Hairston | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | |
| 20 | Tom Maggard | Boston Red Sox | OF-C | Norwalk, California |
| = All-Star |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bill Buckner | Los Angeles Dodgers | First Baseman | |
| 33 | Milt Wilcox | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | |
| 85 | Burt Hooton | New York Mets | Pitcher | |
| 128 | Cecil Cooper | Boston Red Sox | First Baseman | |
| 161 | Joe Ferguson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | |
| 174 | Ross Grimsley | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | |
| 180 | Tom Kelly | Seattle Pilots | Outfielder | |
| 185 | Doyle Alexander | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | |
| 237 | Milt May | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | |
| 238 | Al Bumbry | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | |
| 248 | Ben Oglivie | Boston Red Sox | Infield-Outfielder | |
| 256 | Duane Kuiper | New York Yankees | Shortstop | |
| 301 | John Milner | New York Mets | Outfielder | |
| 309 | Bruce Kison | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | |
| 354 | Steve Stone | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | |
| 363 | Oscar Gamble | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | |
| 399 | Houston Astros | Pitcher | ||
| 402 | John Lowenstein | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | |
| 448 | Ted Gilje | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | |
| 507 | Bill Lee | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | |
| 528 | Craig Swan | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | |
| 574 | Paul Splittorff | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | |
| 594 | Bob Forsch | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman-Pitcher |