1988 Major League Baseball draft explained
The 1988 Major League Baseball draft took place June 1–3, 1988, in New York City.[2] The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Andy Benes first overall.
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.
| = All-Star | | | = Baseball Hall of Famer | |
Supplemental first round selections
[3] Other notable players
- Arthur Rhodes†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Bob Hamelin, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Darren Oliver, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Scott Servais, 3rd round, 64th overall by the Houston Astros
- Marquis Grissom†, 3rd round, 76th overall by the Montreal Expos
- David Weathers, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Luis Gonzalez†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Houston Astros
- Turk Wendell, 5th round, 112th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Mickey Morandini†, 5th round, 120th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- John Valentin, 5th round, 121st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Pat Listach, 5th round, 133rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Eric Karros, 6th round, 140th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gary DiSarcina, 6th round, 143rd overall by the California Angels
- Rheal Cormier, 6th round, 158th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Greg McMichael, 7th round, 163rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Jim Edmonds†, 7th round, 169th overall by the California Angels
- Mark Wohlers†, 8th round, 190th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Tim Naehring, 8th round, 199th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Tim Wakefield†, 8th round, 200th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mark Clark, 9th round, 236th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Pete Rose Jr., 12th round, 295th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Scott Hatteberg, 12th round, 302nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Paul Byrd†, 13th round, 332nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
- Kenny Lofton†, 17th round, 428th overall by the Houston Astros
- Darren Lewis, 18th round, 463rd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- John Flaherty, 25th round, 641st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Joey Hamilton, 28th round, 711th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Woody Williams†, 28th round, 732nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Russ Davis, 29th round, 755th overall by the New York Yankees
- Jeff Frye, 30th round, 765th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Damion Easley†, 30th round, 767th overall by the California Angels
- Deion Sanders, 30th round, 781st overall by the New York Yankees
- Mike Matheny, 31st round, 810th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Aaron Sele†, 37th round, 961st overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Marvin Benard, 39th round, 1003rd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Orlando Palmeiro, 43rd round, 1114th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Scott Erickson†, 44th round, 1140th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Fernando Viña†, 51st round, 1266th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Mike Piazza‡, 62nd round, 1390th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NFL players drafted
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: MLB.com draft history. MLB.com. 8 March 2013.
- News: Baseball Draft Order . . . . C2 . May 31, 1988 . January 29, 2024 . newspapers.com.
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1988&draft_type=junreg Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database
