List of first overall picks in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft

Year	Player	Team	Position	School	Hometown	Notes
1965	Rick Monday	Kansas City Athletics	OF	Arizona State University	Batesville, AR
1966	Steve Chilcott	New York Mets	C	Antelope Valley High School	Lancaster, CA
1967	Ron Blomberg	New York Yankees	1B	Druid Hills High School	Atlanta, GA
1968	Tim Foli	New York Mets	SS	Notre Dame High School	Canoga Park, CA
1969	Jeff Burroughs	Washington Senators	OF	Wilson High School (Long Beach)	Long Beach, CA
1970	Mike Ivie	San Diego Padres	C	Walker High School	Decatur, GA
1971	Danny Goodwin	Chicago White Sox	OF	Peoria Central High School	Peoria, IL	Did Not Sign
1972	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	3B	University of Oregon	Lebanon, OR
1973	David Clyde	Texas Rangers	P	Westchester High School	Houston, TX	Straight to the Majors
1974	Bill Almon	San Diego Padres	SS	Brown University	Providence, RI
1975	Danny Goodwin	California Angels	C	Southern University	St. Louis, MO
1976	Floyd Bannister	Houston Astros	P	Arizona State University	Pierre, SD
1977	Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	OF	St. Michaels High School	St. Michaels, MD
1978	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	1B	Arizona State University	Junction City, KS	Straight to the Majors
1979	Al Chambers	Seattle Mariners	OF	John Harris High School	Harrisburg, PA
1980	Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	OF	Crenshaw High School	Los Angeles, CA
1981	Mike Moore	Seattle Mariners	P	Oral Roberts University	Eakly, OK
1982	Shawon Dunston	Chicago Cubs	SS	Thomas Jefferson High School	Brooklyn, NY
1983	Tim Belcher	Minnesota Twins	P	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	Mount Gilead, OH	Did Not Sign
1984	Shawn Abner	New York Mets	OF	Mechanicsburg Area High School	Mechanicsburg, PA
1985	B.J. Surhoff	Milwaukee Brewers	C	University of North Carolina	Bronx, NY
1986	Jeff King	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B	University of Arkansas	Marion, IN
1987	Ken Griffey, Jr	Seattle Mariners	OF	Moeller High School	Cincinnati, OH
1988	Andy Benes	San Diego Padres	P	University of Evansville	Evansville, IN
1989	Ben McDonald	Baltimore Orioles	P	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA
1990	Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	3B	Bolles School	Pierson, FL
1991	Brien Taylor	New York Yankees	P	East Carteret High School	Beaufort, NC
1992	Phil Nevin	Houston Astros	3B	California State-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA
1993	Alex Rodriguez	Seattle Mariners	SS	Westminster Christian High School	Miami, FL
1994	Paul Wilson	New York Mets	P	Florida State University	Orlando, FL
1995	Darin Erstad	California Angels	OF	University of Nebraska	Jamestown, ND
1996	Kris Benson	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Clemson University	Superior, WI
1997	Matt Anderson	Detroit Tigers	P	Rice University	Louisville, KY
1998	Pat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	University of Miami	Eureka Springs, AR
1999	Josh Hamilton	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF	Athens Drive High School	Raleigh, NC
2000	Adrian Gonzalez	Florida Marlins	1B	Eastlake High School (Chula Vista)	Chula Vista, CA
2001	Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	C	Cretin-Derham Hall High School	St. Paul, MN
2002	Bryan Bullington	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Ball State University	Indianapolis, IN
2003	Delmon Young	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF	Camarillo High School	Camarillo, CA
2004	Matt Bush	San Diego Padres	SS	Mission Bay High School	San Diego, CA
2005	Justin Upton	Arizona Diamondbacks	SS	Great Bridge High School	Chesapeake, VA
2006	Luke Hochevar	Kansas City Royals	P	American Association	Fowler, CO
2007	David Price	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	P	Vanderbilt University	Murfreesboro, TN
2008	Tim Beckham	Tampa Bay Rays	SS	Griffin High School	Griffin, GA
2009	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	P	San Diego State University	San Diego, CA
2010	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	C	College of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV
2011	Gerrit Cole	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	UCLA	Orange, CA
2012	Carlos Correa	Houston Astros	IF	Puerto Rican Baseball Academy High School	Gurabo, PR
2013	Mark Appel	Houston Astros	P	Stanford University	Houston, TX
2014	Brady Aiken	Houston Astros	P	Cathedral Catholic High School (Del Mar)	San Diego, CA	Did Not Sign
2015	Dansby Swanson	Arizona Diamondbacks	SS	Vanderbilt University	Marietta, GA
2016	Mickey Moniak	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	La Costa Canyon High School	Carlsbad, CA
2017	Royce Lewis	Minnesota Twins	SS	Junipero Serra High School	Aliso Viejo, CA
2018	Casey Mize	Detroit Tigers	P	Auburn University	Springville, AL
2019	Adley Rutschman	Baltimore Orioles	C	Oregon State University	Sherwood, OR
2020	Spencer Torkelson	Detroit Tigers	1B	Arizona State University	Petaluma, CA
2021	Henry Davis	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	University of Louisville	Bedford, NY
2022	Jackson Holliday	Baltimore Orioles	SS	Stillwater (OK) High School	Stillwater, OK
2023	Paul Skenes	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Louisiana State University	Lake Forest, CA
2024	Travis Bazzana	Cleveland Guardians	2B	Oregon State University	Sydney, NSW

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "Catching up with a decade's worth of No. 1 picks", USA Today, June 8, 2015. [1]
• Scott Boeck: "Who's MLB's No. 1 top draft pick? Ranking the top 25 1/1s of all time", USA Today Sports, June 3, 2018. [2]
• Matt Kelly: "Look back at every No. 1 overall pick in history: List of former top picks shows the inexact science of drafting", mlb.com, May 7, 2018. [3]
• Jonathan Mayo: "Redrafting each year's top overall pick: Hindsight gives us a look at which player should have been selected at No. 1", mlb.com, June 2, 2015. [4]
• John Schlegel and Ed Eagle: "These Top 3 Draft picks never made it to Majors", mlb.com, February 1, 2018. [5]