The first two rounds of the 2024 MLB Draft concluded on Sunday night, marking the beginning of many players’ professional baseball journeys.
Held in Fort Worth, Texas, the draft spotlighted Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana, who was selected first overall by the Cleveland Guardians. Bazzana made history as the first second baseman and the first Australian to be picked first in the MLB Draft.
Wake Forest had an impressive showing, with three players going in the top 10. Right-handed pitcher Chase Burns was taken second by the Cincinnati Reds, first baseman Nick Kurtz went fifth to the Oakland Athletics, and shortstop Seaver King was chosen 10th by the Washington Nationals.
Two Texas A&M players also made headlines in the first two rounds. Outfielder Braden Montgomery was picked 12th by the Boston Red Sox, and high-velocity right-handed pitcher Chris Cortez went 45th to the Los Angeles Angels.
Here are the detailed pick-by-pick results of the first night of the MLB Draft:
Round 1 Picks:
1. Cleveland Guardians: 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
2. Cincinnati Reds: RHP Chase Burns, Wake Forest
3. Colorado Rockies: 3B Charlie Condon, Georgia
4. Oakland Athletics: 1B Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
5. Chicago White Sox: LHP Hagen Smith, Arkansas
6. Kansas City Royals: 1B/LHP Jac Caglianone, Florida
7. St. Louis Cardinals: SS J.J. Wetherholt, West Virginia
8. Los Angeles Angels: 2B Christian Moore, Tennessee
9. Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Konnor Griffin, Jackson Prep High School (Mississippi)
10. Washington Nationals: SS Seaver King, Wake Forest
11. Detroit Tigers: SS Bryce Rainer, Harvard-Westlake High School (California)
12. Boston Red Sox: OF Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
13. San Francisco Giants: OF James Tibbs III, Florida State
14. Chicago Cubs: 3B Cam Smith, Florida State
15. Seattle Mariners: RHP/LHP Jurrangelo Cijntje, Mississippi State
16. Miami Marlins: OF PJ Morlando, Summerville High School (South Carolina)
17. Milwaukee Brewers: OF Braylon Payne, Elkins High School (Texas)
18. Tampa Bay Rays: SS Theo Gillin, Westlake High School (Texas)
19. New York Mets: OF/RHP Carson Benge, Oklahoma State
20. Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Trey Yesavage, East Carolina
21. Minnesota Twins: SS Kaelen Culpepper, Kansas State
22. Baltimore Orioles: OF Vance Honeycutt, North Carolina
23. Los Angeles Dodgers: SS Kellon Lindsey, Hardee High School (Florida)
24. Atlanta Braves: LHP Cam Caminati, Saguaro High School (Arizona)
25. San Diego Padres: LHP Kash Mayfield, Elk City High School (Oklahoma)
26. New York Yankees: RHP Ben Hess, Alabama
27. Philadelphia Phillies: OF Dante Nori, Northville High School (Canada)
28. Houston Astros: C Walker Janek, Sam Houston State
29. Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Slade Caldwell, Valley View High School (Arizona)
30. Texas Rangers: C Malcolm Moore, Stanford
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks:
31. Arizona Diamondbacks: OF Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
32. Baltimore Orioles: SS Griff O’Ferrall, Virginia
Compensation Picks:
33. Minnesota Twins: SS Kyle DeBarge, Louisiana-Lafayette
Competitive Balance Round A Picks:
34. Milwaukee Brewers: 1B Blake Burke, Tennessee
35. Arizona Diamondbacks: SS JD Dix, Whitefish Bay High School (Wisconsin)
36. Cleveland Guardians: RHP Braylon Doughty, Chaparral High School (California)
37. Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP Levi Sterling, Notre Dame High School (California)
38. Colorado Rockies: RHP Brody Brecht, Iowa
39. Washington Nationals: C Caleb Lomavita, Cal
Round 2 Picks:
40. Oakland Athletics: 3B Tommy White, LSU
41. Kansas City Royals: LHP David Shields, Mt. Lebanon High School (Pennsylvania)
42. Colorado Rockies: OF Jared Thomas, Texas
43. Chicago White Sox: SS Caleb Bonemer, Okemos High School (Michigan)
44. Washington Nationals: SS Luke Dickerson, Morris Knolls High School (New Jersey)
45. Los Angeles Angels: RHP Chris Cortez, Texas A&M
46. New York Mets: LHP Jonathan Santucci, Duke
47. Pittsburgh Pirates: SS Wyatt Sanford, Independence High School (Texas)
48. Cleveland Guardians: C Jacob Cozart, NC State
49. Detroit Tigers: RHP Owen Hall, Edmond North High School (Oklahoma)
50. Boston Red Sox: LHP Payton Tolle, TCU
51. Cincinnati Reds: SS Tyson Lewis, Millard West High School (Nebraska)
52. San Diego Padres: LHP Boston Bateman, Adolfo Camarillo High School (California)
53. New York Yankees: RHP Bryce Cunningham, Vanderbilt
54. Chicago Cubs: 3B Cole Mathis, College of Charleston
55. Seattle Mariners: RHP Ryan Sloan, York Community High School (Illinois)
56. Miami Marlins: SS Carter Johnson, Oxford High School (Alabama)
57. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Bryce Meccage, The Pennington School (New Jersey)
58. Tampa Bay Rays: SS Emilien Petre, Kentucky
59. Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Khal Stephen, Mississippi State
60. Minnesota Twins: 3B Billy Amick, Tennessee
61. Baltimore Orioles: C Ethan Anderson, Virginia
62. Atlanta Braves: LHP Carter Holton, Vanderbilt
63. Philadelphia Phillies: OF Griffin Burkholder, Freedom High School (Virginia)
64. Arizona Diamondbacks: C Ivan Luciano, El Shaddai Christian Academy (Puerto Rico)
65. Texas Rangers: OF Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee
Competitive Balance Round B Picks:
66. Tampa Bay Rays: SS Tyler Bell, Lincoln Way East High School (Illinois)
67. Milwaukee Brewers: RHP Chris Levonas, Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
68. Chicago White Sox: LHP Blake Larson, IMG Academy (Florida)
69. Minnesota Twins: LHP Dasan Hill, Grapevine High School (Texas)
70. Miami Marlins: RHP Aiden May, Oregon State
71. Cincinnati Reds: RHP Luke Holman, LSU
72. Detroit Tigers: LHP Ethan Schiefelbein, Corona Senior High School (California)
73. Oakland Athletics: LHP Gage Jump, LSU
74. Los Angeles Angels: RHP Ryan Johnson, Dallas Baptist
The draft broadcast was available on ESPN and MLB Network, with streaming options through the ESPN app and Fubo. The event started at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 14.
Rounds 3-10 will continue at 1 p.m. CT on Monday.