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The next generation of MLB stars got their introduction to the league Sunday.
The first round of the 2024 MLB Draft began Sunday in Texas ahead of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game festivities. The Cleveland Guardians own the first pick, which is the first time in franchise history that it has held the top pick.
College hitters dominated the prospect rankings heading into the night, but plenty of talent exists to fill any holes that exist within the selecting organizations.
Here are the latest selections, with the full draft list available at MLB.com.
Round 1
- Cleveland Guardians: 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
- Cincinnati Reds: P Chase Burns, Wake Forest
- Colorado Rockies: OF Charlie Condon, Georgia
- Oakland Athletics: 1B Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
- Chicago White Sox: P Hagen Smith, Arkansas
- Kansas City Royals: P/1B Jac Caglianone, Florida
- St. Louis Cardinals: SS J.J. Wetherholt, West Virginia
- Los Angeles Angels: 2B Christian Moore, Tennessee
- Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Konnor Griffin, Jackson Prep School
- Washington Nationals: SS Seaver King, Wake Forest
- Detroit Tigers: SS Bryce Rainer, Harvard-Westlake High School
- Boston Red Sox: OF Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
- San Francisco Giants: OF James Tibbs III, Florida State.
- Chicago Cubs: 3B Cam Smith, Florida State
- Seattle Mariners: P Jurrangelo Cijntje, Mississippi State
- Miami Marlins: OF P.J Morlando, Summerville High School
- Milwaukee Brewers: OF Braylon Payne, Elkins High School
- Tampa Bay Rays: IF Theo Gillen, Westlake High School
- New York Mets: OF Carson Benge, Oklahoma State
- Toronto Blue Jays: P Trey Yesavage, East Carolina
- Minnesota Twins: SS Kaelen Culpepper, Kansas State
- Baltimore Orioles: OF Vance Honeycutt, North Carolina
- Los Angeles Dodgers: SS Kellon Lindsey, Hardee High School
- Atlanta Braves: P Cam Caminiti, Saguaro High School
- San Diego Padres: P Kash Mayfield, Elk City High School
- New York Yankees: P Ben Hess, Alabama
- Philadelphia Phillies: OF Dante Nori, Northville High School
- Houston Astros: C Walker Janek, Sam Houston
- Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Slade Caldwell, Valley View High School
- Texas Rangers: C Malcolm Moore, Stanford
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
31. Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
32: Baltimore Orioles: SS Griff O’Ferrall, Virginia
Compensation Picks
33: Minnesota Twins: SS Kyle DeBarge, Louisiana Lafayette
Competitive Balance Round A
34: Milwaukee Brewers: 1B Blake Burke, Tennessee
35: Arizona Diamondbacks: SS J.D. Dix, Whitefish Bay High School
36: Cleveland Guardians: P Braylon Doughty, Chaparral High School
37: Pittsburgh Pirates: P Levi Sterling, Notre Dame High School
38: Colorado Rockies: P Brody Brecht, Iowa
39: Washington Nationals: C Caleb Lomavita, California
Second Round
40: Oakland Athletics: 3B Tommy White, LSU
41. Kansas City Royals: P David Shields, Mt. Lebanon High School
42. Colorado Rockies: OF Jared Thomas, Texas
43. Chicago White Sox: SS Caleb Bonemer, Okemos High School
44. Washington Nationals: SS Luke Dickerson, Morris Knolls High School
45. Los Angeles Angels: P Chris Cortez, Texas A&M
46. New York Mets: P Jonathan Santucci, Duke
47. Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Wyatt Sanford, Independence High School
48. Cleveland Guardians: C Jacob Cozart, North Carolina State
49. Detroit Tigers: P Owen Hall, Edmond North High School
50. Boston Red Sox: P Payton Tolle, TCU
51. Cincinnati Reds: SS Tyson Lewis, Millard West High School
52. San Diego Padres: P Boston Bateman, Adolfo Camarillo High School
53. New York Yankees: P Bryce Cunningham, Vanderbilt
54. Chicago Cubs: 3B Cole Mathis, College of Charleston
55. Seattle Mariners: P Ryan Sloan, York Community High School
56. Miami Marlins: SS Carter Johnson, Oxford High School
57. Milwaukee Brewers: P Bryce Meccage, The Pennington School
58. Tampa Bay Rays: 2B Émilien Pitre, Kentucky
59. Toronto Blue Jays: P Khal Stephen, Mississippi State
60. Minnesota Twins: 3B Billy Amick, Tennessee
61. Baltimore Orioles: C Ethan Anderson, Virginia
62. Atlanta Braves: P Carter Holton, Vanderbilt
63. Philadelphia Phillies: OF Griffin Burkholder, Freedom High School
64. Arizona Diamondbacks: C Ivan Luciano, El Shaddai Christian Academy
65. Texas Rangers: OF Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee
Competitive Balance Round B
66. Tampa Bay Rays: SS Tyler Bell, Lincoln Way East High School
67. Milwaukee Brewers: P Chris Levonas, Christian Brothers Academy
68. Chicago White Sox: P Blake Larson, IMG Academy
69. Minnesota Twins: P Dasan Hill, Grapevine High School
70. Miami Marlins: P Aiden May, Oregon State
71. Cincinnati Reds: P Luke Holman, LSU
72. Detroit Tigers: Ethan Schiefelbein, Corona Senior High School
73. Oakland Athletics: P Gage Jump, LSU
Compensation Picks
74. Los Angeles Angels: P Ryan Johnson, Dallas Baptist
Bazzana was the crown jewel of the draft and could reach the MLB level in short fashion. He his .407/.568/.911 for Oregon State in 2024 and was a finalist for the Golden Spikes award.
Bazzana’s selection at No. 1 is historic, as he becomes the first second baseman and first Australian player to be selected with the top pick.
The first pitcher off the board was Wake Forest’s Chase Burns, who got quite the introduction to his new franchise.
Burns transferred to Wake Forest prior to the 2024 season and was elite for the Demon Deacons. He went 10-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 191 strikeouts in 100 innings and helped lead Wake Forest to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Another notable pick was Jac Caglianone at No. 6, as he joins a promising Royals team. He hit .419/.544/.875 for Florida in 2024 and also was a pitcher for the Gators. He was marketed as a two-way player, but may end up just being a hitter at the pro level.
The first high school player did not come off the board until the ninth pick, which the Pittsburgh Pirates used to select shortstop Konor Griffin. He was rated as the No. 9 overall draft prospect and as the top high school player by MLB.com.
The most interesting selection of the night came in the middle of the first round, as the Seattle Mariners selected pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje at No. 15. Cijnte is no typical pitcher, as he is a switch-pitcher.
He is aiming to become the first switch pitcher in MLB since Pat Venditte, who made 61 appearances between 2015-2020. Cijntje projects as a starter at the major league level, and could be a force to be reckoned with in the American League.
Sunday saw the first two rounds occur, but the bulk of the draft will continue on Monday and Tuesday. Rounds 3-10 are set to take place on Monday while rounds 11-20 will occur on Tuesday ahead of the All-Star Game.
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