The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in
Seattle
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. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections were set via the lottery, with 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. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the
2022 MLB Draft
The 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 M ...
.
The
Pittsburgh Pirates
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won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and selected
Paul Skenes
Paul David Skenes (born May 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played college baseball for the Air Force Falcons and the LSU Tigers.
Skenes was born and raised in Orange County, Calif ...
with the first pick in the draft. The first round picks of the
New York Mets
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and
Los Angeles Dodgers
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were moved down 10 slots as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more. The
Seattle Mariners
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were awarded the first Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick, the 29th overall pick, after
Julio Rodríguez won the 2022
American League Rookie of the Year Award
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.
The first and second rounds of the draft were held at
Lumen Field
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, a football and soccer stadium adjacent to
T-Mobile Park
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, where the
2023 All-Star Game took place.
Nolan Schanuel made his MLB debut on August 18, 2023, making him the first player from the 2023 draft to make his major league debut. Schanuel became the first player to debut in the major leagues in the same year of his draft since
Garrett Crochet
Garrett Nolan Crochet (born June 21, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The White Sox selected Crochet with the 11th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball dra ...
in
2020
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.
Draft lottery
The draft lottery for the 2023 MLB Draft took place on December 6, 2022, in
San Diego
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.
The following table lists the percentage chances for each team to receive specific picks as a result of the draft lottery.
Draft selections
First round
Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick
Competitive Balance Round A
Second round
Competitive Balance Round B
Compensatory round
Other notable selections
Notes
;Incentive picks
;Compensation picks
References
External links
MLB Draft Trackerat
MLB.com
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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