Pirates MLB Draft Picks 2026: Full List of Selections From Rounds 1-4

Jul 11, 2026 - 22:30

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This weekend, the Pirates will welcome a talented group of players to their prospect pool during the 2026 MLB Draft.

Pittsburgh enters the event aiming to replicate a stellar multi-year run of amateur scouting, headlined by Paul Skenes (2023), Konnor Griffin (2024) and Seth Hernandez (2025).

Armed with multiple selections on Day 1, including the No. 5 overall pick, Pittsburgh's scouting department can add to an elite farm system.

Follow along right here for the complete list of Pirates selections from Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft.

Pirates MLB Draft picks 2026

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Class
1	5	Derek Curiel	OF	LSU
2	44	Aiden Ruiz	SS	The Stony Brook HS (NY)
2	51	Chris Rembert	2B	Auburn
3	80	Jason DeCaro	P	North Carolina
4	108

Pirates MLB Draft trade details 2026

Friday, July 10

10:43 p.m. ET: Per Jeff Passon, the Pirates traded the 34th pick in the draft to the White Sox for infielder Jacob Gonzalez and reliever Brandon Eisert.

How to watch MLB Draft 2026: TV channel, live stream

TV channel: NBC, MLB Network (Saturday, July 11)
Live stream:DIRECTV, Peacock, MLB.com (Saturday, July 11) | MLB.com (Sunday, July 12)

Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft will air on NBC and MLB Network. On Saturday, NBC will cover picks 1-10, and MLB Network will cover picks 11-40. Picks 41-135 can be seen on MLB.com. On Sunday, MLB.com will cover Rounds 5-20.

Day 1 of the MLB Draft will also be available to stream on DIRECTV and Peacock.

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MLB Draft 2026 date, start time

Date: Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4) | Sunday, July 12 (Rounds 5-20)
Time: 1 p.m. ET (Saturday, July 11) | 11:30 a.m. ET (Sunday, July 12)
Location: Philadelphia Convention Center

The 2026 MLB Draft is scheduled to start with Rounds 1-4 at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 11. Rounds 5-20 will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 12.

The event will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.