The 2019 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB draft and for teams that lost qualifying free agents. The first 41 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 3, and the second round was streamed on MLB.com directly following the first round. The remainder of the draft was streamed online from June 4 to 5.
The Baltimore Orioles, who had the worst record of the 2018 MLB season, selected Adley Rutschman with the first overall pick in the draft. The Atlanta Braves received the ninth overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Carter Stewart. The Arizona Diamondbacks received the 26th overall pick as compensation for failing to sign Matt McLain. The Los Angeles Dodgers received the 31st overall pick as compensation for failing to sign J. T. Ginn. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the 37th overall pick for failing to sign Gunnar Hoglund. As a result of surpassing the luxury tax threshold by over $40 million, the Boston Red Sox' top pick dropped down 10 places in the draft.
Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox made his debut on April 2, 2021, making him the first player from the 2019 draft to make his major league debut.
First round selections +Key All-Star*Player did not sign Pick Player Team Position School1Baltimore OriolesCatcherOregon State2Kansas City RoyalsShortstopColleyville Heritage High School (TX)3Chicago White SoxFirst basemanCalifornia4Miami MarlinsOutfielderVanderbilt5Detroit TigersOutfielderHagerty High School (FL)6San Diego PadresShortstopBlessed Trinity Catholic High School (GA)7Cincinnati RedsPitcherTCU8Texas RangersThird basemanTexas Tech9Atlanta BravesCatcherBaylor10San Francisco GiantsOutfielderArizona State11Toronto Blue JaysPitcherWest Virginia12New York MetsThird basemanLake Travis High School (TX)13Minnesota TwinsThird basemanEastlake High School (CA)14Philadelphia PhilliesShortstopUNLV15Los Angeles AngelsShortstopNC State16Arizona DiamondbacksOutfielderLakeside School (WA)17Washington NationalsPitcherSan Jacinto College18Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherCary-Grove High School (IL)19St. Louis CardinalsPitcherKentucky20Seattle MarinersPitcherElon21Atlanta BravesShortstopTexas A&M22Tampa Bay RaysShortstopUNC Wilmington23Colorado RockiesFirst basemanUCLA24Cleveland IndiansPitcherGeorgia Premier Academy (GA)25Los Angeles DodgersThird basemanTulane26Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherNew Hanover High School (NC)27Chicago CubsPitcherFresno State28Milwaukee BrewersPitcherMississippi State29Oakland AthleticsShortstopClemson30New York YankeesShortstopDelbarton School (NJ)31Los Angeles DodgersSecond basemanNorth Carolina32Houston AstrosCatcherCalifornia
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School33Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherIMG Academy (FL)34Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherBall State
Competitive balance round B Pick Player Team Position School35Miami MarlinsOutfielderMissouri36Tampa Bay RaysPitcherCypress Ranch High School (TX)37Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielderWilliam Penn Charter School (PA)38New York YankeesPitcherMissouri39Minnesota TwinsOutfielderSouthern Mississippi40Tampa Bay RaysPitcherCampbell41Texas RangersThird basemanBaylor
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