2025 Major League Baseball draft

The 2025 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 13–14, 2025, in Cumberland, Georgia. The draft assigns amateur baseball players from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to Major League Baseball teams.

2025 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Sport	Baseball
Date	July 13–14, 2025
Location	Coca-Cola Roxy Cumberland, Georgia
Networks	MLB Network (first three rounds) ESPN (first round) MLB.com
Overview
615 total selections in 20 rounds
League	Major League Baseball
First selection	Eli Willits Washington Nationals
First round selections	43
← 2024 2026 →

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.

The Washington Nationals won the draft lottery and the first overall selection. 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.

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. 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	Shortstop	Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)

Compensatory round

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

Competitive balance round A

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Marcus Phillips	Boston Red Sox	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	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	Outfielder	Arkansas
42	Brendan Summerhill	Tampa Bay Rays	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	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