The 2024 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in

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. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to 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

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were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after

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won the 2023

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. The

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also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after

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won the 2023

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. The

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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.

Draft lottery

The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in

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during the

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were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between

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and

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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.

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.

First round

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks

Compensatory round

Competitive Balance Round A

Second round

Competitive Balance Round B

Compensatory round

Other notable selections

Notes

;Incentive picks ;Compensation picks ;Trades

References

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