2024 Major League Baseball draft

2024 Major League Baseball draft

The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (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 Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Corbin Carroll won the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Baltimore Orioles also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Gunnar Henderson won the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award.

The Cleveland Guardians 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, the first time an Australian was drafted with the 1st overall pick, as well as the first time a second baseman was selected first overall.

Cam Smith of the Houston Astros and Ryan Johnson of the Los Angeles Angels made their MLB debut on March 27, 2025, making them the first players from the 2024 draft to make their major league debuts. Smith had been drafted by the Chicago Cubs before being traded to Houston that offseason.

Draft lottery

2024 Major League Baseball draft

The 2024 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee during the Winter Meetings. The Washington Nationals were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and MLBPA 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.

	Denotes lottery winner
	Denotes team that did not win lottery
	Ineligible to receive lottery pick

Seed	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1	Oakland Athletics	18.3%	17.4%	16.2%	14.8%	13.0%	10.9%
2	Kansas City Royals	18.3%	17.4%	16.2%	14.8%	13.0%	10.9%
3	Colorado Rockies	18.3%	17.4%	16.2%	14.8%	13.0%	10.9%
4	Chicago White Sox	14.7%	14.6%	14.4%	13.9%	13.2%	11.9%
5	St. Louis Cardinals	8.3%	8.9%	9.5%	10.2%	11.0%	11.7%
6	Los Angeles Angels	6.1%	6.7%	7.3%	8.1%	9.0%	10.2%
7	New York Mets	4.3%	4.8%	5.4%	6.1%	7.0%	8.2%
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	3.0%	3.3%	3.8%	4.4%	5.2%	6.2%
9	Cleveland Guardians	2.0%	2.2%	2.6%	3.0%	3.6%	4.4%
N/A	Washington Nationals	∅
10	Detroit Tigers	1.6%	1.8%	2.0%	2.4%	2.8%	3.5%
11	Boston Red Sox	1.2%	1.3%	1.6%	1.9%	2.2%	2.8%
12	San Francisco Giants	1.0%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%	1.9%	2.2%
13	Cincinnati Reds	0.9%	1.0%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%	1.9%
14	San Diego Padres	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%
15	New York Yankees	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	1.0%	1.2%
16	Chicago Cubs	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
17	Seattle Mariners	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%

Draft selections

2024 Major League Baseball draft

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.

	All-Star
	Player did not sign

First round

<table><thead><tr><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Position</th><th>School</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Travis Bazzana</td><td>Cleveland Guardians</td><td>Second baseman</td><td>Oregon State</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chase Burns</td><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Charlie Condon</td><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Georgia</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nick Kurtz</td><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td>First baseman</td><td>Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hagen Smith</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Arkansas</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Jac Caglianone</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Two-way player</td><td>Florida</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>JJ Wetherholt</td><td>St. Louis Cardinals</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>West Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Christian Moore</td><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td>Second baseman</td><td>Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Konnor Griffin</td><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Jackson Preparatory School (MS)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Seaver King</td><td>Washington Nationals</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Bryce Rainer</td><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Harvard-Westlake School (CA)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Braden Montgomery</td><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Texas A&M</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>James Tibbs III</td><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Florida State</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Cam Smith</td><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Florida State</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Jurrangelo Cijntje</td><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Mississippi State</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>PJ Morlando</td><td>Miami Marlins</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Summerville High School (SC)</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Braylon Payne</td><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Elkins High School (TX)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Theo Gillen</td><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Westlake High School (TX)</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Carson Benge</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Oklahoma State</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Trey Yesavage</td><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>East Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Kaelen Culpepper</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Kansas State</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Vance Honeycutt</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>North Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Kellon Lindsey</td><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Hardee High School (FL)</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Cam Caminiti</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Saguaro High School (AZ)</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Kash Mayfield</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Elk City High School (OK)</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Ben Hess</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Dante Nori</td><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Northville High School (MI)</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Walker Janek</td><td>Houston Astros</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Sam Houston</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Slade Caldwell</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Valley View High School (AR)</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Malcolm Moore</td><td>Texas Rangers</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Stanford</td></tr></tbody></table>

Prospect promotion incentive picks

<table><thead><tr><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Position</th><th>School</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>31</td><td>Ryan Waldschmidt</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Griff O'Ferrall</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Virginia</td></tr></tbody></table>

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Kyle DeBarge	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Louisiana

Competitive balance round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
34	Blake Burke	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	Tennessee
35	J. D. Dix	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Whitefish Bay High School (WI)
36	Braylon Doughty	Cleveland Guardians	Pitcher	Chaparral High School (CA)
37	Levi Sterling	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Notre Dame High School (CA)
38	Brody Brecht	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Iowa
39	Caleb Lomavita	Washington Nationals	Catcher	California

Second round

<table><thead><tr><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Position</th><th>School</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>40</td><td>Tommy White</td><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>LSU</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>David Shields</td><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Mt. Lebanon High School (PA)</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Jared Thomas</td><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Texas</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Caleb Bonemer</td><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Okemos High School (MI)</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Luke Dickerson</td><td>Washington Nationals</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Morris Knolls High School (NJ)</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Chris Cortez</td><td>Los Angeles Angels</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Texas A&M</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Jonathan Santucci</td><td>New York Mets</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Wyatt Sanford</td><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Independence High School (TX)</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Jacob Cozart</td><td>Cleveland Guardians</td><td>Catcher</td><td>NC State</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Owen Hall</td><td>Detroit Tigers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Edmond North High School (OK)</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Payton Tolle</td><td>Boston Red Sox</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>TCU</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Tyson Lewis</td><td>Cincinnati Reds</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Millard West High School (NE)</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Boston Bateman</td><td>San Diego Padres</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Adolfo Camarillo High School (CA)</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>Bryce Cunningham</td><td>New York Yankees</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Vanderbilt</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Cole Mathis</td><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Charleston</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Ryan Sloan</td><td>Seattle Mariners</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>York Community High School (IL)</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Carter Johnson</td><td>Miami Marlins</td><td>Shortstop</td><td>Oxford High School (AL)</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Bryce Meccage</td><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>The Pennington School (NJ)</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Emilien Pitre</td><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td>Second baseman</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Khal Stephen</td><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Mississippi State</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Billy Amick</td><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td>Third baseman</td><td>Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Ethan Anderson</td><td>Baltimore Orioles</td><td>Catcher</td><td>Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Carter Holton</td><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td>Pitcher</td><td>Vanderbilt</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Griffin Burkholder</td><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Freedom High School (VA)</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Ivan Luciano</td><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td>Catcher</td><td>El Shaddai Christian Academy (PR)</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Dylan Dreiling</td><td>Texas Rangers</td><td>Outfielder</td><td>Tennessee</td></tr></tbody></table>

Competitive balance round B

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
66	Tyler Bell	Tampa Bay Rays	Shortstop	Lincoln-Way East High School (IL)
67	Chris Levonas	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
68	Blake Larson	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	IMG Academy (FL)
69	Dasan Hill	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Grapevine High School (TX)
70	Aiden May	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	Oregon State
71	Luke Holman	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	LSU
72	Ethan Schiefelbein	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Corona High School (CA)
73	Gage Jump	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	LSU

Compensatory round

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
74	Ryan Johnson	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Dallas Baptist

Other notable selections

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
3	75	Joshua Kuroda-Grauer	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Rutgers
3	76	Drew Beam	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Tennessee
3	79	Kevin Bazzell	Washington Nationals	Catcher	Texas Tech
3	82	Nate Dohm	New York Mets	Pitcher	Mississippi State
3	83	Josh Hartle	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Wake Forest
3	87	Mike Sirota	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	Northeastern
3	95	Johnny King	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Naples High School (FL)
3	99	Luke Sinnard	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Indiana
3	102	Daniel Eagen	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Presbyterian
4	116	Dakota Jordan	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	Mississippi State
4	118	Tyson Neighbors	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Kansas State
4	123	Marco Dinges	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Florida State
4	125	Sean Keys	Toronto Blue Jays	Third Baseman	Bucknell
4	129	Herick Hernandez	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Miami (FL)
5	138	A.J. Causey	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Tennessee
5	140	Sam Antonacci	Chicago White Sox	Shortstop	Coastal Carolina
5	142	Braden Davis	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Oklahoma
5	143	Dylan Jordan	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Viera High School (FL)
5	145	Will Taylor	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Clemson
5	173	Corey Collins	New York Mets	First baseman	Georgia
6	181	Griffin Herring	New York Yankees	Pitcher	LSU
6	182	Ryan Gallagher	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	UC Santa Barbara
7	221	Brett Sears	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Nebraska
7	223	Joseph Sullivan	Houston Astros	Outfielder	South Alabama
8	239	Luke Hayden	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Indiana State
11	322	Trey Gregory-Alford	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Coronado High School (CO)
11	326	Micah Ashman	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Utah
11	333	Christian Little	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	LSU
12	365	Tyson Hardin	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Mississippi State
13	391	Dillon Lewis	New York Yankees	Outfielder	Queens
13	403	Bryce Boettcher	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Oregon
14	413	Tanner Witt	New York Mets	Pitcher	Texas
16	489	Nate George	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Minooka High School (IL)
16	493	Bryce Mayer	Houston Astros	Pitcher	Missouri
17	502	Lucas Ramirez	Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder	American Heritage High School (FL)
19	561	Brendan Lawson	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	P27 Baseball Academy (SC)
20	586	Dylan Volantis	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	Westlake High School (CA)