The 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 12, 2017. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on
MLB Network
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on June 12, while the remainder of the draft was live streamed on
MLB.com
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on June 13 and 14.
With the worst record in the
2016 MLB season
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, the
Minnesota Twins received the first overall pick. Compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the
2016 MLB Draft. Also, fourteen small-market teams competed in a lottery for additional competitive balance picks, with six teams receiving an additional pick after the first round, and eight teams receiving an additional pick after the second round.
The Twins selected
Royce Lewis
Royce Oliver Lewis (born June 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Twins first overall in the 2017 MLB draft. Lewis made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amat ...
with the
first overall selection.
First round selections
Compensatory round
Competitive Balance Round A
Other notable selections
Notes
;Compensation picks
References
External links
2017 Major League Baseball draft Official Site
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Major League Baseball draft
The first-year player draft is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball (MLB) for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on a lo ...