The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with the first overall pick.
Draft order The draft order was determined by the 2010 Major League Baseball season standings. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the first pick after having the worst record in 2010.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers each received a compensation pick for failing to sign draft picks from the 2010 draft. Also, teams lost draft picks for signing certain free agents, while teams losing free agents received draft picks as compensation. The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all players based on performance over the past two seasons, with the top 20% being considered "Type A" and the next 20% considered "Type B". If a team offers a Type A free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the player's former team obtains the new team's first- or second-round pick, depending on whether the new team is in the top 15 or bottom 15 in won–loss records in 2011, as well as a supplemental pick after the first round. If a team offers a Class B free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the former team gets a supplemental pick after the first round.
On September 8, 2019, Danny Hultzen became the last of the first 29 picks to appear in an MLB game, when he made his debut for the Chicago Cubs.
All-Star/All-MLB Team*Player did not sign
First round
Pick Player Team Position School1Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherUCLA2Seattle MarinersPitcherVirginia3Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherUCLA4Baltimore OriolesPitcherOwasso High School (OK)5Kansas City RoyalsOutfielderGardner Edgerton High School (KS)6Washington NationalsThird basemanRice7Arizona Diamondbacks PitcherBroken Arrow High School (OK)8Cleveland Indians ShortstopMontverde Academy (FL)9Chicago CubsShortstopArlington Country Day School (FL)10San Diego Padres Second basemanIndian River State College (FL)11Houston AstrosOutfielderConnecticut12Milwaukee BrewersPitcherTexas13New York MetsOutfielderCheyenne East High School (WY)14Florida MarlinsPitcherBraulio Alonso High School (FL)15Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Georgia Tech 16Los Angeles DodgersPitcherStanford17Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimFirst basemanUtah18Oakland AthleticsPitcherVanderbilt19Boston Red Sox PitcherConnecticut20Colorado RockiesPitcherOregon21*Toronto Blue JaysPitcherLawrence Academy (MA)22St. Louis CardinalsSecond basemanHawaii 23Washington Nationals PitcherKentucky24Tampa Bay Rays PitcherSpring Valley High School (SC)25San Diego PadresPitcherBishop O'Dowd High School (CA)26Boston Red SoxCatcherV. Sue Cleveland High School (NM)27Cincinnati RedsPitcherAlhambra High School (CA)28Atlanta BravesPitcherFlorida State29San Francisco GiantsShortstopSt. John's30Minnesota TwinsShortstopNorth Carolina31Tampa Bay RaysOutfielderLSU32Tampa Bay RaysShortstopSierra Vista High School (NV)33Texas Rangers PitcherRichmond Hill High School (GA)
Supplemental first round Pick Player Team Position School34Washington Nationals OutfielderMiami Dade College35Toronto Blue Jays OutfielderChino High School (CA)36Boston Red SoxLeft-handed pitcherEdison High School (CA)37Texas Rangers OutfielderGeorgia38Tampa Bay Rays ShortstopSantiago High School (CA)39Philadelphia PhilliesOutfielderBerrien High School (GA)40Boston Red Sox OutfielderSouth Carolina41Tampa Bay Rays Third basemanSaint Francis High School (CA)42Tampa Bay Rays Right-handed pitcherLower Columbia College43Arizona Diamondbacks Left-handed pitcherKent State44New York Mets Right-handed pitcherDeer Creek High School (OK)45Colorado Rockies ShortstopIrving High School (TX)46Toronto Blue Jays Right-handed pitcherGrossmont High School (CA)47Chicago White Sox OutfielderCentral Arizona College48San Diego Padres Right-handed pitcherWest Boca Raton Community High School (FL)49San Francisco Giants Right-handed pitcherSherman High School (TX)50Minnesota Twins Third basemanTustin High School (CA)51New York Yankees Third basemanOrangewood Christian School (FL)52Tampa Bay Rays Left-handed pitcherShorewood High School (WA)53Toronto Blue Jays OutfielderMcIntosh High School (GA)54*San Diego Padres CatcherProvidence High School (NC)55Minnesota Twins Right-handed pitcherBishop Verot High School (FL)56Tampa Bay Rays OutfielderWestern Kentucky57Toronto Blue Jays Right-handed pitcherSeneca High School (NJ)58San Diego Padres ShortstopMcNeese State59Tampa Bay Rays Left-handed pitcherVanderbilt60Tampa Bay Rays OutfielderOakland Technical High School (CA)
Compensation picks
Other notable selections As of September 2, 2019