The 2020 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 10 and 11, 2020. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2019 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2019 MLB draft and for teams who lost qualifying free agents. On March 26, 2020, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal that included the option to shorten the draft to five rounds, and also shorten the 2021 draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a plan to allow teams to sign an unlimited number of undrafted players for $20,000 each, MLB ultimately opted to shorten the 2020 draft to five rounds. The draft was originally planned to be hosted live for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska, to accompany the later-cancelled 2020 College World Series. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the draft was instead held remotely from MLB Network's studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. With sponsorship from T-Mobile, the event was officially the 2020 MLB Draft Presented by T-Mobile, with ESPN providing live coverage for the first time since 2008, alongside MLB Network.
The Detroit Tigers, who had the worst record of the 2019 MLB season, selected Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick in the draft. As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros forfeited their first- and second-round picks in the draft. The Boston Red Sox also forfeited their second-round pick in the draft as punishment for their own sign-stealing violations. Among the selected players, there were 41 who had played for the United States national baseball team and 2 who had played for the Canada national baseball team.
On September 18, 2020, the Chicago White Sox promoted Garrett Crochet to the major leagues, becoming the first MLB player in six years to reach the big leagues in the same year in which he was drafted.
Draft selections +Key All-Star*Player did not sign
First round Pick Player Team Position School1Detroit TigersThird basemanArizona State2Baltimore OriolesOutfielderArkansas3Miami MarlinsPitcherMinnesota4Kansas City RoyalsPitcherTexas A&M5Toronto Blue JaysShortstopVanderbilt6Seattle MarinersPitcherGeorgia7Pittsburgh PiratesSecond basemanNew Mexico State8San Diego PadresOutfielderIndependence High School (TN)9Colorado RockiesOutfielderSpruce Creek High School (FL)10Los Angeles AngelsPitcherLouisville11Chicago White SoxPitcherTennessee12Cincinnati RedsOutfielderWest Allegheny Senior High School (PA)13San Francisco GiantsCatcherNC State14Texas RangersSecond basemanMississippi State15Philadelphia PhilliesPitcherJesuit High School (OR)16Chicago CubsShortstopMount Carmel High School (IL)17Boston Red SoxSecond basemanArchbishop Mitty High School (CA)18Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherDuke19New York MetsOutfielderHarvard-Westlake School (CA)20Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderUCLA21St. Louis CardinalsThird basemanDecatur High School (GA)22Washington NationalsPitcherOklahoma23Cleveland IndiansShortstopMountain Pointe High School (AZ)24Tampa Bay RaysPitcherCentral Bucks High School East (PA)25Atlanta BravesPitcherWake Forest26Oakland AthleticsCatcherTurlock High School (CA)27Minnesota TwinsFirst basemanNorth Carolina28New York YankeesCatcherArizona29Los Angeles DodgersPitcherLouisville
Competitive balance round A Pick Player Team Position School30Baltimore OriolesShortstopMississippi State31Pittsburgh PiratesPitcherSouth Carolina32Kansas City RoyalsShortstopBaylor33Arizona DiamondbacksPitcherMiami34San Diego PadresPitcherLlano High School (TX)35Colorado RockiesCatcherThe Woodlands High School (TX)36Cleveland IndiansPitcherAuburn37Tampa Bay RaysShortstopArizona State
Second round Pick Player Team Position School38Detroit TigersCatcherOhio State39Baltimore OriolesOutfielderTulane40Dax FultonMiami MarlinsPitcherMustang High School (OK)41Ben HernandezKansas City RoyalsPitcherDe La Salle Institute (IL)42Toronto Blue JaysPitcherFlorida State43Zach DeLoachSeattle MarinersOutfielderTexas A&M44Jared JonesPittsburgh PiratesPitcherLa Mirada High School (CA)45Owen CaissieSan Diego PadresOutfielderNotre Dame Secondary School (ON)46Colorado RockiesPitcherMiami47Chicago White SoxPitcherRefugio High School (TX)48Christian RoaCincinnati RedsPitcherTexas A&M49Casey SchmittSan Francisco GiantsThird basemanSan Diego State50Evan CarterTexas RangersOutfielderElizabethton High School (TN)51Burl CarrawayChicago CubsPitcherDallas Baptist52New York MetsPitcherMississippi State53Milwaukee BrewersShortstopMiami54Masyn WinnSt. Louis CardinalsShortstop/PitcherKingwood High School (TX)55Cole HenryWashington NationalsPitcherLSU56Logan AllenCleveland IndiansPitcherFlorida International57Tampa Bay RaysPitcherVirginia Tech58Jeff CriswellOakland AthleticsPitcherMichigan59Alerick SoularieMinnesota TwinsOutfielderTennessee60Landon KnackLos Angeles DodgersPitcherEast Tennessee State
Competitive balance round B Pick Player Team Position School61Kyle NicolasMiami MarlinsPitcherBall State62Detroit TigersOutfielderLSU63Tink HenceSt. Louis CardinalsPitcherWatson Chapel High School (AR)64Connor PhillipsSeattle MarinersPitcherMcLennan Community College65Jackson MillerCincinnati RedsCatcherJ. W. Mitchell High School (FL)66Los Angeles DodgersPitcherTexas Tech
Compensatory round Pick Player Team Position School67Nick SwineySan Francisco GiantsPitcherNC State68Jimmy GlowenkeSan Francisco GiantsShortstopDallas Baptist69Isaiah GreeneNew York MetsOutfielderCorona High School (CA)70Alec BurlesonSt. Louis CardinalsOutfielderEast Carolina71Sammy InfanteWashington NationalsShortstopMonsignor Edward Pace High School (FL)72Alex SantosHouston AstrosPitcherMount Saint Michael Academy (NY)
Third round Pick Player Team Position School73Trei CruzDetroit TigersShortstopRice74Anthony ServideoBaltimore OriolesShortstopOle Miss75Zach McCambleyMiami MarlinsPitcherCoastal Carolina76Tyler GentryKansas City RoyalsOutfielderAlabama77Trent PalmerToronto Blue JaysPitcherJacksonville78Kaden PolcovichSeattle MarinersSecond basemanOklahoma State79Nick GarciaPittsburgh PiratesPitcherChapman80San Diego PadresPitcherGeorgia81Sam WeatherlyColorado RockiesPitcherClemson82David CalabreseLos Angeles AngelsOutfielderSt. Elizabeth Catholic High School (ON)83Adisyn CoffeyChicago White SoxPitcherWabash Valley84Bryce BonninCincinnati RedsPitcherTexas Tech85San Francisco GiantsPitcherDe La Salle High School (CA)86Tekoah RobyTexas RangersPitcherPine Forest High School (FL)87Philadelphia PhilliesShortstopArkansas88Jordan NwoguChicago CubsOutfielderMichigan89Blaze JordanBoston Red SoxThird basemanDeSoto Central High School (MS)90Liam NorrisArizona DiamondbacksPitcherGreen Hope High School (NC)91Anthony WaltersNew York MetsShortstopSan Diego State92Zavier WarrenMilwaukee BrewersCatcherCentral Michigan93Levi PraterSt. Louis CardinalsPitcherOklahoma94Washington NationalsPitcherUCLA95Cleveland IndiansOutfielderMira Costa High School (CA)96Hunter BarnhartTampa Bay RaysPitcherSt. Joseph High School (CA)97Jesse Franklin VAtlanta BravesOutfielderMichigan98Michael GuldbergOakland AthleticsOutfielderGeorgia Tech99Trevor HauverNew York YankeesSecond basemanArizona State100Jake VogelLos Angeles DodgersOutfielderHuntington Beach High School (CA)101Tyler BrownHouston AstrosPitcherVanderbilt
Fourth round Pick Player Team Position School102Detroit TigersThird basemanArizona State103Baltimore OriolesThird basemanStoneman Douglas High School (FL)104Miami MarlinsPitcherVanderbilt105Christian ChamberlainKansas City RoyalsPitcherOregon State106Toronto Blue JaysPitcherLoyola Marymount107Tyler KeenanSeattle MarinersThird basemanOle Miss108Jack HartmanPittsburgh PiratesPitcherAppalachian State109Levi ThomasSan Diego PadresPitcherTroy110Case WilliamsColorado RockiesPitcherDouglas County High School (CO)111Werner BlakelyLos Angeles AngelsShortstopDetroit Edison High School (MI)112Kade MechalsChicago White SoxPitcherGrand Canyon113Mac WainwrightCincinnati RedsOutfielderSt. Edward High School (OH)114R. J. DabovichSan Francisco GiantsPitcherArizona State115Dylan MacLeanTexas RangersPitcherCentral Catholic High School (OR)116Carson RagsdalePhiladelphia PhilliesPitcherSouth Florida117Chicago CubsPitcherSan Jacinto College North118Jeremy Wu-YellandBoston Red SoxPitcherHawaii119Arizona DiamondbacksThird basemanEast Troy High School (WI)120Matthew DyerNew York MetsCatcherArizona121Milwaukee BrewersOutfielderCincinnati122St. Louis CardinalsPitcherMissouri123Brady LindslyWashington NationalsCatcherOklahoma124Milan TolentinoCleveland IndiansShortstopSanta Margarita High School (CA)125Tampa Bay RaysShortstopUC Davis126Atlanta BravesPitcherClemson127Oakland AthleticsPitcherOklahoma128Minnesota TwinsPitcherUnited South High School (TX)129New York YankeesPitcherNorthwest Florida State130Carson TaylorLos Angeles DodgersCatcherVirginia Tech131Zach DanielsHouston AstrosOutfielderTennessee
Fifth round Pick Player Team Position School132Colt KeithDetroit TigersThird basemanBiloxi High School (MS)133Carter BaumlerBaltimore OriolesPitcherDowling Catholic High School (IA)134Kyle HurtMiami MarlinsPitcherUSC135Will KleinKansas City RoyalsPitcherEastern Illinois136Zach BrittonToronto Blue JaysOutfielderLouisville137Taylor DollardSeattle MarinersPitcherCal Poly138Logan HofmannPittsburgh PiratesPitcherNorthwestern State139Jagger HaynesSan Diego PadresPitcherWest Columbus High School (NC)140Jack BlomgrenColorado RockiesShortstopMichigan141Adam SeminarisLos Angeles AngelsPitcherLong Beach State142Bailey HornChicago White SoxPitcherAuburn143Joe BoyleCincinnati RedsPitcherNotre Dame144Ryan MurphySan Francisco GiantsPitcherLe Moyne145Thomas SaggeseTexas RangersShortstopCarlsbad High School (CA)146Baron RadcliffPhiladelphia PhilliesOutfielderGeorgia Tech147Koen MorenoChicago CubsPitcherPanther Creek High School (NC)148Shane DrohanBoston Red SoxPitcherFlorida State149Brandon PfaadtArizona DiamondbacksPitcherBellarmine150Eric OrzeNew York MetsPitcherNew Orleans151Hayden CantrelleMilwaukee BrewersShortstopLouisiana152LJ JonesSt. Louis CardinalsOutfielderLong Beach State153Mitchell ParkerWashington NationalsPitcherSan Jacinto College North154Mason HickmanCleveland IndiansPitcherVanderbilt155Jeff HakansonTampa Bay RaysPitcherCentral Florida156Bryce ElderAtlanta BravesPitcherTexas157Stevie EmanuelsOakland AthleticsPitcherWashington158Kala'i RosarioMinnesota TwinsOutfielderWaiakea High School (HI)159Gavin StoneLos Angeles DodgersPitcherCentral Arkansas160Shay WhitcombHouston AstrosShortstopUC San Diego
Summary Selections by school and conference or state/province Conference/StateRound 1CB Round ARound 2CB Round BComp RoundRound 3Round 4Round 5TotalHigh school baseball statesArkansas000100001Arizona100000001California3010141111Colorado000000101Florida100111105Georgia100000001Hawaii000000011Illinois101000002Iowa000000011Michigan000000101Mississippi000001012New York000010001North Carolina000001023Ohio000000101Oklahoma001000001Ontario001001002Oregon100000102Pennsylvania200000002Tennessee101000002Texas022000105Wisconsin000000101NCAA Division I baseball conferencesAmerican001010215ACC6140122416ASUN000001001Big 12110103219Big Ten102002016Big West000000235C-USA001001002MAC000101002MW001000001OVC000000011Pac-123100024212SEC6351054226SoCon001000001Southland000000033Sun Belt000001214WCC000000101WAC101011105NCAA Division II baseball conferencesCCAA000000011GLVC000000011NE10000000011NCAA Division III baseball conferencesSCIAC000001001NJCAA baseball conferencesGRAC000001001NTJCAC000100001Panhandle000000101SJCC000000112
Selections by position PositionRound 1CB Round ARound 2CB Round BComp RoundRound 3Round 4Round 5TotalPitcher114154214172087Catcher3111013010First base100000001Second base200002004Third base201001419Shortstop4320243422Outfield6051273428
Schools with multiple draft selections