The 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 5 through June 7, 2014, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first two rounds were conducted on June 5, followed by rounds three through ten on June 6, and the last 30 rounds on June 7. It was broadcast from Studio 42 of the

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in Secaucus, New Jersey. The draft order was the reverse order of the

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standings. As the Astros finished the 2013 season with the worst record, they had the first overall selection for the third consecutive year. In addition, the

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got the 11th pick, as compensation for failing to sign

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, the 10th overall selection of the

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. The

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got bumped from #30 to #31 because although tied with the

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for most wins in the 2013 regular season, the Red Sox had fewer wins in

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. Kansas City Royals first round draft pick Brandon Finnegan made his Major League debut on September 6, 2014, the first player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class, with

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the second. Rodon first appeared for the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2015. Finnegan became the first player to play in both the

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, for TCU, and the MLB

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, for Kansas City, in the same year. Kyle Schwarber was the first position player to reach the majors from the 2014 draft class doing so June 16, 2015.

First round draft order

Compensatory round

Competitive Balance Round A

Other notable selections

Notes

;Compensation picks ;Traded picks

References

External links

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