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The 2025 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 13–14, 2025, in Cumberland, Georgia.[1][2] The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball 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 will select in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.[3]

The Washington Nationals won the draft lottery and the first overall selection.[4] The Kansas City Royals were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Bobby Witt Jr. finished in the top three of American League Most Valuable Player voting.[5][6]

Draft lottery

The 2025 MLB Draft Lottery took place on December 10, 2024, in Dallas, Texas, during the Winter Meetings. The Chicago White Sox and Athletics were ineligible to participate in the lottery, as per a rule in the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball (MLB) and MLB Players Association that limits teams in larger markets from winning draft lottery picks in consecutive seasons, as well as limits teams in smaller markets from winning draft lottery picks 3 seasons in a row.[7] 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 Colorado Rockies 22.4% 21.1% 19.4% 17.4% 15.0% 12.2%
2 Miami Marlins 22.4% 21.1% 19.4% 17.4% 15.0% 12.2%
3 Los Angeles Angels 18.0% 17.7% 17.2% 16.3% 15.1% 13.4%
4 Washington Nationals 10.2% 10.8% 11.3% 12.0% 12.7% 13.1%
5 Toronto Blue Jays 7.5% 8.1% 8.7% 9.5% 10.3% 11.5%
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 5.3% 5.8% 6.4% 7.1% 8.0% 9.2%
7 Cincinnati Reds 3.7% 4.0% 4.5% 5.1% 6.0% 6.9%
8 Texas Rangers 2.4% 2.7% 3.1% 3.6% 4.1% 4.9%
9 San Francisco Giants 1.9% 2.2% 2.4% 2.8% 3.2% 3.9%
N/A Chicago White Sox ∅
Athletics
10 Tampa Bay Rays 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 2.2% 2.6% 3.2%
11 Boston Red Sox 1.2% 1.3% 1.6% 1.8% 2.2% 2.5%
12 Minnesota Twins 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.6% 1.8% 2.1%
13 St. Louis Cardinals 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 1.3% 1.6% 1.8%
14 Chicago Cubs 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4%
15 Seattle Mariners 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%
16 Arizona Diamondbacks 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%

Draft selections

The Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees exceeded the surcharge tax threshold in 2024, meaning that each had their first-round draft pick moved back ten slots.

Key
All-Star
* Player did not sign

First round

Pick Player Team Position School
1 Eli Willits Washington Nationals Shortstop Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (OK)
2 Tyler Bremner Los Angeles Angels Pitcher UC Santa Barbara
3 Kade Anderson Seattle Mariners Pitcher LSU
4 Ethan Holliday Colorado Rockies Shortstop Stillwater HS (OK)
5 Liam Doyle St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Tennessee
6 Seth Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Corona HS (CA)
7 Aiva Arquette Miami Marlins Shortstop Oregon State
8 JoJo Parker Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop Purvis HS (MS)
9 Steele Hall Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Hewitt-Trussville HS (AL)
10 Billy Carlson Chicago White Sox Shortstop Corona HS (CA)
11 Jamie Arnold Athletics Pitcher Florida State
12 Gavin Fien Texas Rangers Third baseman Great Oak HS (CA)
13 Gavin Kilen San Francisco Giants Shortstop Tennessee
14 Daniel Pierce Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Mill Creek HS (GA)
15 Kyson Witherspoon Boston Red Sox Pitcher Oklahoma
16 Marek Houston Minnesota Twins Shortstop Wake Forest
17 Ethan Conrad Chicago Cubs Outfielder Wake Forest
18 Kayson Cunningham Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop Johnson HS (TX)
19 Ike Irish Baltimore Orioles Catcher Auburn
20 Andrew Fischer Milwaukee Brewers Third baseman Tennessee
21 Xavier Neyens Houston Astros Shortstop Mount Vernon HS (WA)
22 Tate Southisene Atlanta Braves Shortstop Basic HS (NV)
23 Sean Gamble Kansas City Royals Outfielder IMG Academy (FL)
24 Jordan Yost Detroit Tigers Shortstop Sickles HS (FL)
25 Kruz Schoolcraft San Diego Padres Pitcher Sunset HS (OR)
26 Gage Wood Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Arkansas
27 Jace LaViolette Cleveland Guardians Outfielder Texas A&M

Prospect promotion incentive picks

Pick Player Team Position School
28 Josh Hammond Kansas City Royals[Incentive 1] Shortstop Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)

Compensatory round

Pick Player Team Position School
29 Patrick Forbes Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 1] Pitcher Louisville
30 Caden Bodine Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 2] Catcher Coastal Carolina
31 Wehiwa Aloy Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 3] Shortstop Arkansas
32 Brady Ebel Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 4] Shortstop Corona HS (CA)

Competitive balance round A

Pick Player Team Position School
33 Marcus Phillips Boston Red Sox[Trades 1] Pitcher Tennessee
34 Michael Oliveto Detroit Tigers Catcher Hauppauge HS (NY)
35 Luke Stevenson Seattle Mariners Catcher North Carolina
36 Riley Quick Minnesota Twins Pitcher Alabama
37 Slater de Brun Baltimore Orioles[Trades 2] Outfielder Summit HS (OR)
38 Mitch Voit New York Mets Infielder Michigan
39 Dax Kilby New York Yankees Shortstop Newnan HS (GA)
40 Zach Root Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Arkansas
41 Charles Davalan Los Angeles Dodgers[Trades 3] Outfielder Arkansas
42 Brendan Summerhill Tampa Bay Rays[Trades 4] Outfielder Arizona
43 Cam Cannarella Miami Marlins Outfielder Clemson

Second round

Pick Player Team Position School
44 Jaden Fauske Chicago White Sox Outfielder Nazareth Academy (IL)
45 JB Middleton Colorado Rockies Pitcher Southern Mississippi
46 Brandon Compton Miami Marlins Outfielder Arizona State
47 Chase Shores Los Angeles Angels Pitcher LSU
48 Devin Taylor Athletics Outfielder Indiana
49 Ethan Petry Washington Nationals Outfielder South Carolina
50 Angel Cervantes* Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Warren HS (CA)
51 Aaron Watson Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Trinity Christian Academy (FL)
52 AJ Russell Texas Rangers Pitcher Tennessee
53 Cooper Flemming Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Ganesha HS (CA)
54 Quentin Young Minnesota Twins Shortstop Oaks Christian HS (CA)
55 Ryan Mitchell St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder Houston HS (TN)
56 Kane Kepley Chicago Cubs Outfielder North Carolina
57 Nick Becker Seattle Mariners Shortstop Don Bosco Prep HS (NJ)
58 Joseph Dzierwa Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Michigan State
59 J.D. Thompson Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Vanderbilt
60 Alex Lodise Atlanta Braves Shortstop Florida State
61 Michael Lombardi Kansas City Royals Pitcher Tulane
62 Malachi Witherspoon Detroit Tigers Pitcher Oklahoma
63 Cade Obermueller Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Iowa
64 Dean Curley Cleveland Guardians Shortstop Tennessee
65 Cam Leiter Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Florida State

Competitive balance round B

Pick Player Team Position School
66 Aaron Walton Cleveland Guardians Outfielder Arizona
67 Dean Moss Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder IMG Academy (FL)
68 Frank Cairone Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Delsea Reg HS (NJ)
69 JT Quinn Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Georgia
70 Will Hynes Cleveland Guardians Pitcher Lorne Park SS (Canada)
71 Justin Lamkin Kansas City Royals Pitcher Texas A&M
72 Tanner Franklin St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Tennessee
73 Murf Gray Pittsburgh Pirates Third baseman Fresno State
74 Max Belyeu Colorado Rockies Outfielder Texas

Compensatory round

Pick Player Team Position School
75 Henry Godbout Boston Red Sox[Compensation 5] Shortstop Virginia

Other notable selections

Round Pick Player Team Position School
3 79 Johnny Slawinski Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Lyndon B. Johnson High School (TX)
3 81

Jake Cook

Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Southern Mississippi
3 87 Anthony Eyanson Boston Red Sox Pitcher LSU
3 95 Ethan Frey Houston Astros Outfielder LSU
3 101 Nolan Schubart Cleveland Guardians Outfielder Oklahoma State
3 103 Kaeden Kent New York Yankees Shortstop Texas A&M
4 110 Gavin Turley Athletics Outfielder Oregon State
4 111 Miguel Sime Jr. Washington Nationals Pitcher Poly Prep Country Day School (NY)
4 112

Micah Bucknam

Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Dallas Baptist University
4 114 Mason Neville Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Oregon
4 127 Briggs McKenzie Atlanta Braves Pitcher Corinth Holders High School (NC)
5 140 C. J. Gray Los Angeles Angels Pitcher A.L. Brown High School (NC)
5 147 James Quinn-Irons Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder George Mason
5 152 Korbyn Dickerson Seattle Mariners Outfielder Indiana
6 179 Bruin Agbayani Minnesota Twins Shortstop Saint Louis School (HI)
6 185 Daniel Dickinson Milwaukee Brewers Second Baseman LSU
7 225 Mason Estrada Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher MIT
9 282 Ryan Prager Cleveland Guardians Pitcher Texas A&M
10 302 Isaac Lyon Seattle Mariners Pitcher Grand Canyon
12 349 Talon Haley Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Lewisburg High School
13 379 Xavier Mitchell Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Prestonwood Christian Academy
14 414 Bryce Archie Cincinnati Reds Pitcher South Florida
17 525 Sam Horn Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Missouri

Notes

Incentive picks
  1. ^ Received for Bobby Witt Jr. finishing in top 3 of American League Most Valuable Player voting
Compensation picks
  1. ^ Compensation pick for the Houston Astros signing Christian Walker
  2. ^ Compensation pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks signing Corbin Burnes
  3. ^ Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing Anthony Santander
  4. ^ Compensation pick for the San Francisco Giants signing Willy Adames
  5. ^ The Red Sox received a Compensatory round pick for the Padres signing Nick Pivetta.[12]
Trades
  1. ^ The Red Sox acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Brewers as part of the April 7 trade that sent pitcher Quinn Priester to the Brewers. In addition to the draft pick, the Red Sox received minor-league outfielder Yophery Rodriguez and a player to be named later, later confirmed to be John Holobetz.[8]
  2. ^ The Orioles acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick from the Rays as part of the July 10 trade that sent reliever Bryan Baker to the Rays.[9]
  3. ^ The Dodgers acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick and Minor League outfielder Mike Sirota from the Reds for Gavin Lux.
  4. ^ The Rays acquired a Competitive Balance Round A pick, Joe Boyle, Will Simpson, and Jacob Watters from the Athletics for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ “Major League Baseball releases 2025 Draft Calendar”. MLB.com. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ^ “2025 MLB Draft to take place over two days on July 13-14”. MLB.com. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Glaser, Kyle (March 11, 2022). “Guide To The New CBA: Draft Lottery, Expanded Playoffs And More”. Baseball America. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Yomtov, Jesse (December 10, 2024). “MLB Draft Lottery results: Washington Nationals win No. 1 overall pick for 2025”. USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Anderson, R.J.; Perry, Dayn (November 21, 2024). “Aaron Judge named 2024 AL MVP: Yankees slugger unanimously wins second honor over Bobby Witt Jr., Juan Soto”. CBS Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 10, 2024). “Nats win Lottery, get No. 1 pick in 2025; M’s, Cards make big moves up board”. MLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Anderson, R.J.; Axisa, Mike (December 10, 2024). “2025 MLB Draft order, lottery results: Nationals land No. 1 pick, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees all penalized”. CBS Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Cerullo, Mac (April 7, 2025). “Red Sox trade RHP Quinn Priester for draft pick, prospect”. Boston Herald. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Allentuck, Danielle (July 10, 2025). “Orioles trade reliever Bryan Baker to Rays”. The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Gallegos, Martín (December 14, 2024). “A’s swing multiplayer deal with Rays for lefty Springs”. mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Passan, Jeff (December 14, 2024). “A’s acquire left-hander Jeffrey Springs from Rays”. ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Masala, Mike (February 12, 2025). “Red Sox secure comp pick as Nick Pivetta signs with NL West club”. The Sporting News. Retrieved July 13, 2025.