| 2024 Major League Baseball draft | |
| Date: | July 14–16, 2024 |
| Location: | Cowtown Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Network: | MLB Network ESPN, ESPN+ (first round) |
| First: | Travis Bazzana Cleveland Guardians |
| First Round: | 39 |
| Overall: | 615 |
| Rounds: | 20 |
| Prev: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first six selections were set via a lottery, with first round picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.[1]
The Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Corbin Carroll won the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Baltimore Orioles also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Gunnar Henderson won the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award.[2]
The Cleveland Guardians won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected Travis Bazzana with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, as well as the first time a second baseman was selected first overall.[3]
The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings.[4] The Washington Nationals were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons.[5] The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
| Denotes lottery winner | ||
| Denotes team that did not win lottery | ||
| Ineligible to receive lottery pick |
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Colorado Rockies | 18.3% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 11.9% | |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.7% | |
| 6 | Los Angeles Angels | 6.1% | 6.7 % | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.2% | |
| 7 | New York Mets | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 8.2% | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Cleveland Guardians | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | |
| N/A | Washington Nationals | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Detroit Tigers | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| 11 | Boston Red Sox | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.8% | |
| 12 | San Francisco Giants | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | |
| 13 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| 14 | San Diego Padres | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| 15 | New York Yankees | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| 16 | Chicago Cubs | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | |
| 17 | Seattle Mariners | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
The Mets, Yankees, and Padres exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2023 and did not win lottery picks, meaning that each had their first round draft pick moved back ten slots.[6]
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Outfielder | Kentucky | |
| 32 | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Virginia | |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Milwaukee Brewers | First baseman | Tennessee | |
| 35 | J. D. Dix | Arizona Diamondbacks | Shortstop | Whitefish Bay High School (WI) |
| 36 | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Chaparral High School (CA) | |
| 37 | Levi Sterling | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Notre Dame High School (CA) |
| 38 | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Iowa | |
| 39 | Washington Nationals | Catcher | California | |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Tyler Bell | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Lincoln-Way East High School (IL) |
| 67 | Chris Levonas | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) |
| 68 | Blake Larson | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 69 | Dasan Hill | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Grapevine High School (TX) |
| 70 | Aiden May | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 71 | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | LSU | |
| 72 | Ethan Schiefelbein | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Corona High School (CA) |
| 73 | Gage Jump | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | LSU |
| Round | Pick | Player< | --use sortname template--> | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 75 | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Rutgers | ||
| 3 | 76 | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Tennessee | ||
| 3 | 79 | Washington Nationals | Catcher | Texas Tech | ||
| 3 | 83 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Wake Forest | ||
| 3 | 87 | Cincinnati Reds | Outfielder | Northeastern | ||
| 4 | 116 | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Mississippi State | ||
| 5 | 143 | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Viera High School (FL) | ||
| 5 | 145 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Outfielder | Clemson | ||
| 5 | 173 | New York Mets | First baseman | Georgia | ||
| 11 | 322 | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Coronado High School (CO) | ||
| 11 | 333 | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | LSU | ||
| 13 | 403 | Houston Astros | Outfielder | Oregon | ||
| 14 | 413 | New York Mets | Pitcher | Texas |