2026 MLB Draft Day 1 Tracker and Open Thread
The 2026 MLB Draft is set to take place in Philadelphia today at 1:00 pm, and it is going to be a monumental day for the Atlanta Braves. On the heels of their disappointing 2025 season they hold they 9th overall pick — the highest pick for them since 2019 — along with an extra first round pick at 26th overall thanks to Drake Baldwin winning Rookie of the Year. You can stick around Battery Power for wall-to-wall coverage of the draft over the next two days, and here we’ll be keeping up with every pick from day one. We will be updating this article as each pick is announced so follow along, have fun, and join us for a chat in the comments.
First Round
- Chicago White Sox – SS Roch Cholowsky, UCLA
- Tampa Bay Rays – SS Grady Emerson, Fort Worth Christian HS (TX)
- Minnesota Twins – C Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech
- San Francisco Giants – RHP Jackson Flora, UC Santa Barbara
- Pittsburgh Pirates – OF Derek Curiel, LSU
- Kansas City Royals – OF Zion Rose, Louisville
- Baltimore Orioles – OF Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove HS (MS)
- Athletics – OF Drew Burress, Georgia Tech
- Atlanta Braves – OF AJ Gracia, Virginia — The Braves are going to be looking to spread out money once again this draft, going a bit down the consensus boards to draft a top tier hitter with the potential to play up the middle at the next level. Gracia joins a system with replenished position player depth. More info from Battery Power’s draft expert Matt Powers can be found in our main post here https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135309/braves-select-aj-gracia-with-9th-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft
- Colorado Rockies – SS Tyler Bell, Kentucky
- Washington Nationals – 2B Chris Hacopian, Texas A&M
- Los Angeles Angels – OF Jared Grindlinger, Huntington Beach HS (CA)
- St. Louis Cardinals – OF Trevor Condon, Etowah HS (GA)
- Miami Marlins – SS Jacob Lombard, Gulliver Prep HS (FL)
- Arizona Diamondbacks – C Ryder Helfick, Arkansas
- Texas Rangers – LHP Gio Rojas, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS (FL)
- Houston Astros – OF Logan Hughes, Texas Tech
- Cincinnati Reds – SS Justin Lebron, Alabama
- Cleveland Guardians – RHP Liam Peterson, Florida
- Boston Red Sox – SS Jake Schaffner, North Carolina
- San Diego Padres – RHP Coleman Borthwick, South Walton HS (FL)
- Detroit Tigers – RHP Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina
- Chicago Cubs – RHP Cade Townsend, Mississippi
- Seattle Mariners – 3B Ace Reese, Mississippi State
- Milwaukee Brewers – SS Trey Ebel, Corona HS (CA)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
26. Atlanta Braves – OF Carter Beck, Indiana State — A surprise pick, the Braves grabbed a guy who had a great combine and was rising up draft boards late. More from Matt Powers: https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135475/carter-beck-2026-mlb-draft-26th-pick-ppi
27. New York Mets – RHP Carson Wiggins, Arkansas
28. Houston Astros – RHP Jack Radel, Notre Dame
Competitive Balance Round A
29. San Francisco Giants – LHP Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian HS (SC)
30. Kansas City Royals – RHP Taylor Rabe, Mississippi
31. Arizona Diamondbacks – RHP Blake Bryant, Citizens Christian HS (GA)
32. St. Louis Cardinals – RHP Tegan Kuhns, Tennessee
33. Tampa Bay Rays – SS Taj Marchand, James Island HS (SC)
34. Pittsburgh Pirates – SS Landon Thome, Nazareth Academy HS (IL)
35. New York Yankees – LHP Hunter Dietz, Arkansas
36. Philadelphia Phillies – SS Tyler Spangler, De La Salle HS (CA)
37. Colorado Rockies – C Daniel Jackson, Georgia
Second Round
38. Colorado Rockies – RHP Logan Reddemann, UCLA
39. Toronto Blue Jays – LHP Cole Carlon, Arizona State
40. Los Angeles Dodgers – SS Bo Lowrance, Christ Church Episcopal HS (SC)
41. Chicago White Sox – 2B Cole Prosek, Magnolia Heights HS, (MS)
42. Washington Nationals – OF Chase Brunson, TCU
43. Minnesota Twins – C Carson Tinney, Texas
44. Pittsburgh Pirates – SS Aiden Ruiz, The Stony Brook HS (NY)
45. Los Angeles Angels – 2B Jarren Advincula, Georgia Tech
46. Baltimore Orioles – OF Ty Head, North Carolina State
47. Athletics – LHP Mason Edwards, USC
48. Atlanta Braves – RHP Kaiden McCarthy, Vermont Academy (VT) – The Braves get a high octane arm out of the high school ranks. More from Matt Powers: https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135521/braves-select-kaiden-mccarthy-with-48th-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft
49. Tampa Bay Rays – RHP Ben Blair, Liberty
50. St. Louis Cardinals – SS Rocco Maniscalco, Oxford HS (AL)
51. Pittsburgh Pirates – 2B Chris Rembert, Auburn
52. Miami Marlins – LHP Ethan Kleinschmit, Oregon State
53. Arizona Diamondbacks – SS Carson Kerce, Georgia tech
54. Texas Rangers – SS Connor Comeau, LC Anderson HS (TX)
55. San Francisco Giants – RHP Kaden Waechter, Jesuit HS (FL
56. Kansas City Royals – RHP Jack Slightom, Lyons Township HS (IL)
57. Houston Astros – LHP Wes Mendes, Florida State
58. Cincinnati Reds – SS Eric Becker, Virginia
59. Cleveland Guardians – LHP Logan Schmidt, Ganesha HS (CA)
60. San Diego Padres – SS Elliot Lascelles, Upper Canada College HS (ON)
61. Detroit Tigers – SS Tyson LeBlanc, Kansas
62. Chicago Cubs – OF Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
63. New York Yankees – LHP Sean Duncan, Terry Fox SS (BC)
64. Philadelphia Phillies – OF Caden Bogenpohl, Missouri State
65. Seattle Mariners – OF Jake Brown, LSU
66. Milwaukee Brewers – OF Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
Competitive Balance Round B
67. Boston Red Sox – OF Owen Hull, North Carolina
68. St. Louis Cardinals – OF Andrew Williamson, Central Florida
69. Detroit Tigers – RHP Evan Dempsey, Florida Gulf Coast
70. Cincinnati Reds – 1B Mulivai Levu, UCLA
71. Miami Marlins – RHP Ryan Peterson, Sam Houston
72. St. Louis Cardinals – RHP Dawson Montesa, West Virginia
73. Athletics – RHP Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
74. Minnesota Twins – RHP Brett Renfrow, Virginia Tech
Compensation Round
75. Chicago Cubs – 1B Myles Bailey, Florida State
Third Round
76. Colorado Rockies – C Jack Natili, Cincinnati
77. Chicago White Sox – RHP Joey Volchko, Georgia
78. Washington Nationals – SS Luke Williams, Franklin Regional HS (PA)
79. Minnesota Twins – RHP Ethan Wachsman, Grandview HS (CO)
80. Pittsburgh Pirates – RHP Jason DeCaro, North Carolina
81. Los Angeles Angels – 3B Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
82. Baltimore Orioles – RHP Dominic Voegele, Kansas
83. Athletics – RHP Jacob Dudan, North Carolina State
84. Atlanta Braves – RHP Jensen Hirschkorn, Kingsburg HS (CA) — The Braves dip into the prep pipeline again with another righty that’s going to take an overslot bonus to sign. Hirschkorn has a 6’7” frame with room to project to an already mid-90’s fastball.
85. Tampa Bay Rays – RHP Gavin Giese, Dana Hills HS (CA)
86. St. Louis Cardinals – OF Caden Ferraro, Texas Tech
87. Miami Marlins – SS Cam Kozeal, Arkansas
88. Arizona Diamondbacks – OF Brayden Dowd, Florida State
89. Texas Rangers – LHP Brody Bumila, Bishop Feehan HS (MA)
90. San Francisco Giants – OF Peyton Bonds, Rutgers
91. Kansas City Royals – LHP Maxx Yehl, West Virginia
92. New York Mets – OF Aiden Robbins, Texas
93. Houston Astros – SS Keon Johnson, First Presbyterian HS (GA)
94. Cincinnati Reds – RHP Ty Horn, Nebraska
95. Cleveland Guardians
96. Boston Red Sox
97. San Diego Padres
98. Chicago Cubs
99. New York Yankees
100. Philadelphia Phillies
101. Seattle Mariners
102. Milwaukee Brewers
103. Toronto Blue Jays
Fourth Round
104. Colorado Rockies
105. Chicago White Sox
106. Washington Nationals
107. Minnesota Twins
108. Pittsburgh Pirates
109. Los Angeles Angels
110. Baltimore Orioles
111. Athletics
112. Atlanta Braves
113. Tampa Bay Rays
114. St. Louis Cardinals
115. Miami Marlins
116. Arizona Diamondbacks
117. Texas Rangers
118. San Francisco Giants
119. Kansas City Royals
120. New York Mets
121. Houston Astros
122. Cincinnati Reds
123. Cleveland Guardians
124. San Diego Padres
125. Detroit Tigers
126. Chicago Cubs
127. New York Yankees
128. Philadelphia Phillies
129. Seattle Mariners
130. Milwaukee Brewers
131. Toronto Blue Jays
132. Los Angeles Dodgers
Compensation Rounds
133. Houston Astros
134. San Diego Padres
135. Philadelphia Phillies
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