The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (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.
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.
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, the first time an Australian was drafted with the 1st overall pick, as well as the first time a second baseman was selected first overall.
Cam Smith of the Houston Astros and Ryan Johnson of the Los Angeles Angels made their MLB debut on March 27, 2025, making them the first players from the 2024 draft to make their major league debuts. Smith had been drafted by the Chicago Cubs before being traded to Houston that offseason.
Draft lottery The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings. 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. The following table lists the percentage chances for each seed to receive lottery picks as a result of the draft lottery.
Denotes lottery winnerDenotes team that did not win lotteryIneligible 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% 13.2% 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% 6.1% 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% 2.4% 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%
Draft selections 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.
+Key All-Star*Player did not sign
First round Pick Player Team Position School1Cleveland GuardiansSecond basemanOregon State2Cincinnati RedsPitcherWake Forest3Colorado RockiesOutfielderGeorgia4Oakland AthleticsFirst basemanWake Forest5Chicago White SoxPitcherArkansas6Kansas City RoyalsTwo-way playerFlorida7St. Louis CardinalsShortstopWest Virginia8Los Angeles AngelsSecond basemanTennessee9Pittsburgh PiratesShortstopJackson Preparatory School (MS)10Washington NationalsShortstopWake Forest11Detroit TigersShortstopHarvard-Westlake School (CA)12Boston Red SoxOutfielderTexas A&M13San Francisco GiantsOutfielderFlorida State14Chicago CubsThird basemanFlorida State15Seattle MarinersPitcherMississippi State16Miami MarlinsOutfielderSummerville High School (SC)17Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderElkins High School (TX)18Tampa Bay RaysOutfielderWestlake High School (TX)19New York MetsOutfielderOklahoma State20Toronto Blue JaysPitcherEast Carolina21Minnesota TwinsShortstopKansas State22Baltimore OriolesOutfielderNorth Carolina23Los Angeles DodgersShortstopHardee High School (FL)24Atlanta BravesPitcherSaguaro High School (AZ)25San Diego PadresPitcherElk City High School (OK)26New York YankeesPitcherAlabama27Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderNorthville High School (MI)28Houston AstrosCatcherSam Houston29Arizona DiamondbacksOutfielderValley View High School (AR)30Texas RangersCatcherStanford
Prospect promotion incentive picks Pick Player Team Position School31Arizona DiamondbacksOutfielderKentucky32Baltimore OriolesShortstopVirginia
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School33Minnesota TwinsShortstopLouisiana
Competitive balance round A Pick Player Team Position School34Milwaukee BrewersFirst basemanTennessee35J. D. DixArizona DiamondbacksShortstopWhitefish Bay High School (WI)36Cleveland GuardiansPitcherChaparral High School (CA)37Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherNotre Dame High School (CA)38Colorado RockiesPitcherIowa39Washington NationalsCatcherCalifornia
Second round Pick Player Team Position School40Oakland AthleticsThird basemanLSU41Kansas City RoyalsPitcherMt. Lebanon High School (PA)42Jared ThomasColorado RockiesOutfielderTexas43Caleb BonemerChicago White SoxShortstopOkemos High School (MI)44Washington NationalsShortstopMorris Knolls High School (NJ)45Los Angeles AngelsPitcherTexas A&M46New York MetsPitcherDuke47Pittsburgh PiratesShortstopIndependence High School (TX)48Jacob CozartCleveland GuardiansCatcherNC State49Owen HallDetroit TigersPitcherEdmond North High School (OK)50Payton TolleBoston Red SoxPitcherTCU51Tyson LewisCincinnati RedsShortstopMillard West High School (NE)52Boston BatemanSan Diego PadresPitcherAdolfo Camarillo High School (CA)53Bryce CunninghamNew York YankeesPitcherVanderbilt54Cole MathisChicago CubsThird basemanCharleston55Seattle MarinersPitcherYork Community High School (IL)56Carter JohnsonMiami MarlinsShortstopOxford High School (AL)57Bryce MeccageMilwaukee BrewersPitcherThe Pennington School (NJ)58Émilien PitreTampa Bay RaysSecond basemanKentucky59Toronto Blue JaysPitcherMississippi State60Minnesota TwinsThird basemanTennessee61Ethan AndersonBaltimore OriolesCatcherVirginia62Carter HoltonAtlanta BravesPitcherVanderbilt63Griffin BurkholderPhiladelphia PhilliesOutfielderFreedom High School (VA)64Ivan LucianoArizona DiamondbacksCatcherEl Shaddai Christian Academy (PR)65Texas RangersOutfielderTennessee
Competitive balance round B Pick Player Team Position School66Tyler Bell*Tampa Bay RaysShortstopLincoln-Way East High School (IL)67Chris Levonas*Milwaukee BrewersPitcherChristian Brothers Academy (NJ)68Blake LarsonChicago White SoxPitcherIMG Academy (FL)69Dasan HillMinnesota TwinsPitcherGrapevine High School (TX)70Aiden MayMiami MarlinsPitcherOregon State71Cincinnati RedsPitcherLSU72Ethan SchiefelbeinDetroit TigersPitcherCorona High School (CA)73Oakland AthleticsPitcherLSU
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School74Los Angeles AngelsPitcherDallas Baptist
Other notable selections Round Pick Player Team Position School375Oakland AthleticsShortstopRutgers376Kansas City RoyalsPitcherTennessee377Colorado RockiesCatcherSouth Carolina379Washington NationalsCatcherTexas Tech381*Los Angeles AngelsPitcherTexas A&M382New York MetsPitcherMississippi State383Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherWake Forest384Cleveland GuardiansPitcherAnkeny Centennial High School (IA)387Cincinnati RedsOutfielderNortheastern390Chicago CubsShortstopMiami Christian School (FL)392Miami MarlinsSecond basemanAlabama394Tampa Bay RaysCatcherÉcole Secondaire Notre Dame High School (AB)395Toronto Blue JaysPitcherNaples High School (FL)396Minnesota TwinsCatcherLoyola Marymount397Baltimore OriolesOutfielderUSC398Los Angeles DodgersThird BasemanCentral Bucks High School East (PA)399Atlanta BravesPitcherIndiana3102Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherPresbyterian4108Washington NationalsPitcherArizona4109St. Louis CardinalsCatcherArizona State4110Los Angeles AngelsPitcherClemson4115Boston Red SoxOutfielderOklahoma State4116San Francisco GiantsOutfielderMississippi State4118San Diego PadresPitcherKansas State4120Chicago CubsShortstopBasic High School (NV)4121Seattle MarinersCatcherNebraska4123Milwaukee BrewersCatcherFlorida State4125Toronto Blue JaysThird BasemanBucknell4129Atlanta BravesPitcherMiami (FL)5138Kansas City RoyalsPitcherTennessee5140Chicago White SoxShortstopCoastal Carolina5142St. Louis CardinalsPitcherOklahoma5143Los Angeles AngelsPitcherViera High School (FL)5145Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielderClemson5148Boston Red SoxPitcherState College of Florida Manatee–Sarasota5149San Francisco GiantsOutfielderSan Diego5154Seattle MarinersPitcherDuke5156Milwaukee BrewersPitcherOld Dominion5163Houston AstrosPitcherLiberty5165Texas RangersShortstopMinnesota5173New York MetsFirst basemanGeorgia6168Colorado RockiesPitcherGeorge Mason6181New York YankeesPitcherLSU6182Chicago CubsPitcherUC Santa Barbara6182Miami MarlinsShortstopGeorgia Tech7197Kansas City RoyalsPitcherNortheastern7200Washington NationalsPitcherOklahoma State7203New York MetsPitcherUSC7204Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherMinnesota7221Atlanta BravesPitcherNebraska7223Houston AstrosOutfielderSouth Alabama7225Texas RangersThird BasemanLehigh8239Cincinnati RedsPitcherIndiana State9272Chicago CubsPitcherLamar11322Los Angeles AngelsPitcherCoronado High School (CO)11326Detroit TigersPitcherUtah11333Seattle MarinersPitcherLSU11343Houston AstrosCatcherJames Madison11345Texas RangersPitcherNorth Carolina12365Milwaukee BrewersPitcherMississippi State13383New York MetsPitcherOregon13391New York YankeesOutfielderQueens13403Houston AstrosOutfielderOregon14413New York MetsPitcherTexas14428Minnesota TwinsPitcherBradley16471St. Louis CardinalsThird basemanWalters State CC16489Baltimore OriolesOutfielderMinooka High School (IL)16493Houston AstrosPitcherMissouri17502Los Angeles AngelsOutfielderAmerican Heritage High School (FL)18544Miami MarlinsOutfielderCentral Dauphin High School (PA) 19561*St. Louis CardinalsShortstopP27 Baseball Academy (SC)20586*Oakland AthleticsPitcherWestlake High School (CA)
Notes Incentive picks
Compensation picks
Trades
References
External links Major League Baseball 2024 Draft Tracker