MLB Draft 2020
overview
date
June 10-11, 2020
place
Virtual (planned: Omaha , Nebraska )
Round
5
Selected players
160
1st position
Spencer Torkelson
MLB Draft
The MLB Draft 2020 took place on June 10th and 11th, 2020. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to the MLB teams. The draft order was opposite to the regular season placements of the 2019 MLB season , so that the worst team, the Detroit Tigers , had the first choice (pick). The Houston Astros were not allowed to participate in the draft in the first and second round due to the so-called sign stealing scandal.
The first day of the draft was broadcast on the MLB Network. The second day of the draft was broadcast on MLB.com. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , the draft was held virtually rather than on-site in Omaha , Nebraska , as planned .
The Tigers' first player to choose third baseman Spencer Torkelson from Arizona State .
Draft picks round 1
Pick
player
team
position
school
1
Spencer Torkelson
Detroit Tigers
Third baseman
Arizona State
2
Heston Kjerstad
Baltimore Orioles
Outfielder
Arkansas
3
Max Meyer
Miami Marlins
Pitcher
Minnesota
4th
Asa Lacy
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Texas A&M
5
Austin Martin
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Vanderbilt
6th
Emerson Hancock
Seattle Mariners
Pitcher
Georgia
7th
Nick Gonzales
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shortstop
New Mexico State
8th
Robert Hassell
San Diego Padres
Outfielder
Independence High School (Thompson's Station, TE )
9
Zac Veen
Colorado Rockies
Outfielder
Spruce Creek High School ( Port Orange , FL )
10
Reid Detmers
Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher
Louisville
11
Garrett Crochet
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Tennessee
12
Austin Hendrick
Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder
West Allegheny Senior High School ( Allegheny County , PA )
13
Patrick Bailey
San Francisco Giants
Catcher
NC State
14th
Justin Foscue
Texas Rangers
Second baseman
Mississippi State
15th
Mick Abel
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
Jesuit High School ( Beaverton , OR )
16
Ed Howard
Chicago Cubs
Shortstop
Mount Carmel High School ( Chicago , IL )
17th
Nick Yorke
Boston Red Sox
Second baseman
Archbishop Mitty High School ( San José , CA )
18th
Bryce Jarvis
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Duke
19th
Pete Crow-Armstrong
New York Mets
Outfielder
Harvard-Westlake School ( Los Angeles , CA )
20th
Garrett Mitchell
Milwaukee Brewers
Outfielder
UCLA
21st
Jordan Walker
St. Louis Cardinals
Third baseman
Decatur High School ( Decatur , GA )
22nd
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals
Pitcher
Oklahoma
23
Carson Tucker
Cleveland Indians
Shortstop
Mountain Pointe High School (Ahwatukee, AZ )
24
Nick Bitsko
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Central Bucks High School East ( Buckingham Township , PA )
25th
Jared Shuster
Atlanta Braves
Pitcher
Wake Forest
26th
Tyler Soderstrom
Oakland Athletics
Catcher
Turlock High School ( Turlock , CA )
27
Aaron Sabato
Minnesota Twins
First baseman
North Carolina
28
Austin Wells
New York Yankees
Catcher
Arizona
29
Bobby Miller
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Louisville
Individual evidence
^ Heiko Oldbod: Baseball Scandal - This is how the Houston Astros espionage system worked. Der Spiegel, January 14, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020 .
↑ MLB Draft 2020. MLB, accessed June 11, 2020 .
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