2024 MLB Draft Team Pick Order

The 2024 Major League Baseball draft is set for July 14-16.

MLB moved the draft to coincide with the All-Star break, aiming to make it a bigger event like the NBA and NFL drafts.

Here’s how you can catch the first round of this year’s MLB Draft.

2024 MLB Draft Details

Location: Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Date: Sunday, July 14 | Time: 5 p.m. ET
TV: MLB Network, ESPN
Stream: fubo (try for free)

Unlike other sports drafts, baseball players often take years to reach the major leagues. For instance, last season’s top pick Paul Skenes didn’t debut until May this year. He’s now an All-Star but that’s rare; most players need several years before they make an impact.

However, some early picks do become stars . Look at 2019’s first round: Adley Rutschman, Bobby Witt Jr., Riley Greene, and CJ Abrams are all All-Stars now. Corbin Carroll, George Kirby, Bryson Stott and Anthony Volpe were also picked that year.

Fans might find it exciting to see who will emerge as future stars from this draft.

The Guardians have the top pick despite their 76-86 record last season—they won December’s draft lottery with just a 2% chance! This is Cleveland’s first time picking number one overall.

Here’s the order for the entire first round:

1. Guardians
2. Reds
3. Rockies
4. Athletics
5. White Sox
6. Royals
7. Cardinals
8. Angels
9. Pirates
10. Nationals

…and so on until…

30. Rangers

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

31. Diamondbacks (Corbin Carroll’s Rookie of the Year)
32. Orioles (Gunnar Henderson’s Rookie of the Year)

Compensation Picks

33. Twins (for losing Sonny Gray after qualifying offer)

Competitive Balance Round A

34. Brewers
35. Diamondbacks
36. Guardians
37. Pirates
38. Rockies
39. Royals

Second Round

40. Athletics
41. Royals
42. Rockies

…continuing through…

65.\ Rangers

Competitive Balance Round B

66.\ Rays
67.\ Brewers
68.\ White Sox
69.\ Twins
70.\ Marlins

…up to…

73.\ Athletics

Compensation Picks

74.\ Angels (Dodgers’ second- and fifth-round picks for signing Shohei Ohtani)

Third Round

75.\ Athletics
76.\ Royals

…through…

103\ Rangers

Fourth Round

104\ Athletics
105\ Royals

…to…

133\ Rangers

Compensation Picks

134\ Padres (Astros signing Josh Hader)
135\ Padres (Giants signing Blake Snell)
136\ Blue Jays (Giants signing Matt Chapman)

Fifth Round

137\ Athletics
138\ Royals

…continuing until…

165\ Rangers

The Remaining Rounds…

166\ Athletics
167\ Royals

…all the way through…
195\ Rangers

What do you think about these changes?