The 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

First round selections

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation Picks

Other notable players

* Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall by the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

Adam Dunn Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nation ...

, 2nd round, 50th overall by the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

* Matt Belisle, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves * Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall by the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

* Jody Gerut, 2nd round, 71st overall by the

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

Barry Zito Barry William Zito (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consisted of a curveball ...

, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign * Mike Maroth, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox * Josh Fogg, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox *

Jason Michaels Jason Drew Michaels (born May 4, 1976), nicknamed "J-Mike", is an American retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros. High school and college Bo ...

, 4th round, 104th overall by the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

Eddy Furniss Wilburn Edward "Eddy" Furniss III (born September 18, 1975) is an American retired professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. A standout college baseball player for Louisiana State University (LSU), Furniss has been inducted into ...

, 4th round, 118th overall by the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

* Javier López, 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks * Scott Proctor, 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers * Ryan Vogelsong, 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants * Aubrey Huff, 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays * Bill Hall, 6th round, 176th overall by the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

* Matt Holliday, 7th round, 210th overall by the

* John Buck, 7th round, 212th overall by the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

* David Ross, 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers * Eric Byrnes, 8th round, 225th overall by the

* Will Ohman, 8th round, 226th overall by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

* Andrew Good, 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks * Joe Kennedy, 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays * Ryan Madson, 9th round, 254th overall by the

* Jack Wilson, 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals * Mark Teixeira, 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign *

Morgan Ensberg Morgan Paul Ensberg (born August 26, 1975) is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball. Ensberg bats and throws right-handed. He was previously a member of the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees. From 2011-12 he ...

, 9th round, 272nd overall by the

* Juan Pierre, 13th round, 390th overall by the

* Jay Gibbons, 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays * Eric Hinske, 17th round, 496th overall by the

J. J. Putz Joseph Jason Putz (; born February 22, 1977) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks. High school an ...

, 17th round, 499th overall by the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

, but did not sign *

B. J. Ryan Robert Victor "B. J." Ryan Jr. (born December 28, 1975) is an American baseball coach and former relief pitcher. He played college baseball at Louisiana, where he played for coach Tony Robichaux in 1997 and 1998. He also played in Major League Bas ...

, 17th round, 500th overall by the

* Brian Lawrence, 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres * Ty Wigginton, 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets * Mike MacDougal, 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign * Joe Beimel, 18th round, 538th overall by the

* Adam LaRoche, 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign * Cliff Lee, 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign *

Nick Punto Nicholas Paul Punto (born November 8, 1977) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, a ...

, 21st round, 614th overall by the

* Bobby Crosby, 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels, but did not sign * Mark Buehrle, 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox * Todd Coffey, 41st round, 1220th overall by the

* Nyjer Morgan, 42nd round, 1260th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Mike Jacobs Mike Jacobs may refer to: *Mike Jacobs (first baseman) (born 1980), American baseball player; first North American in professional sports to be tested positive for HGH *Mike Jacobs (shortstop) (1877–1949), played for the Chicago Cubs *Mike Jacobs ...

, 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

* Chad Hutchinson, 2nd round, 48th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals * Drew Henson, 3rd round, 97th overall by the New York Yankees * Earnest Graham, 43rd round, 1273rd overall by the

, but did not sign

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