The 2023 MLB Draft kicked off Sunday night.
History was made at the top of the draft, with LSU teammates Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews going No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, to the Pirates and Nationals. The three-day,
20-round selection process, held in Seattle to coincide with the MLB All-Star break.
Neither the Dodgers nor Mets had a first-round pick in this year’s draft. They both had their first pick pushed back 10 spots for clearing competitivebalance tax thresholds last year. The Mets’ first pick is No. 32; the Dodgers’ first pick is No. 36. The following is the complete first round.
3. Detroit Tigers: Max Clark, OF, Franklin Community (Ind.) HS
4. Texas Rangers: Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida
5. Minnesota Twins: Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick (N.C.) HS
6. Oakland Athletics: Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon
7. Cincinnati Reds: Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
8. Kansas City Royals: Blake Mitchell, C, Sinton (Texas) HS
9. Colorado Rockies: Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee
10. Miami Marlins: Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit (Ore.) HS
11. Los Angeles Angels: Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic
12. Arizona Diamondbacks: Tommy Troy, 3B, Stanford
13. Chicago Cubs: Matt Shaw, 2B, Maryland
14. Boston Red Sox: Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
15. Chicago White Sox: Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Ole Miss
16. San Francisco Giants: Bryce Eldridge, 1B/ RHP, James Madison (Va.) HS
17. Baltimore Orioles: Enrique Bradfield Jr., CF, Vanderbilt
18. Milwaukee Brewers: Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest
19. Tampa Bay Rays: Brayden Taylor, 3B, TCU
20. Toronto Blue Jays: Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crest (Fla.) HS
21. St. Louis Cardinals: Chase Davis, LF/RF, Arizona 22. Seattle Mariners: Colt Emerson, SS, Glenn (Ohio) HS
23. Cleveland Guardians: Ralphy Velazquez, C, Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS
24. Atlanta Braves: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida 25. San Diego Padres: Dillon Head, CF, Homewood Flossmoor (Ill.) HS
26. New York Yankees: George Lombard Jr., SS, Gulliver Prep (Fla.) HS
27. Philadelphia Phillies: Aidan Miller, 3B, Mitchell (Fla.) HS
28. Houston Astros: Brice Matthews, SS, Nebraska 29. Seattle Mariners: Jonny Farmelo, CF, Westfield (Va.) HS
30. Seattle Mariners: Tai Peete, SS, Trinity Christian (Ga.) HS
31. Tampa Bay Rays: Adrian Santana, SS, Doral (Fla.) HS
32. New York Mets: Colin Houck, SS, Parkview (Ga.) HS
33. Milwaukee Brewers: Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue- Medford (N.Y.) HS 34. Minnesota Twins: Charlee Soto, RHP, Reborn Christian (Fla.) HS
35. Miami Marlins: Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (Mass.) HS
36. Los Angeles Dodgers: Kendall George, CF, Atascocita (Texas) HS
37. Detroit Tigers: Kevin McGonigle, SS, Monsignor Bonner (Pa.) HS
38. Cincinnati Reds: Ty Floyd, RHP, LSU
39. Oakland Athletics: Myles Naylor, 3B, St. Joan of Arc (Canada) HS
