July 17, 2022 at 10:06 PM
2022 MLB First Year Player Draft Picks No. 1-30
The 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft is underway from Los Angeles, the site of this year's All-Star Game festivities. While this year's 20-round affair is the same as last year's, the first two rounds will be on Sunday night, rather than just the first round. While the top picks were heavy on high school talent, including four of the top five selections, the first round itself was balanced between prep and collegiate players. Boston added one to the prep column, selecting Mikey Romero out of Oswego East High School in Illinois.
Here is who each team selected with the first 30 picks in the draft.
1. Baltimore Orioles - Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater HS (OK)
2. Arizona Diamondbacks - Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan HS (GA)
3. Texas Rangers - Kumar Rocker, RHP, Tri-City (Independent)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates - Termarr Johnson, SS, Mays HS (GA)
5. Washington Nationals - Elijah Green, OF, IMG Academy (FL)
6. Miami Marlins - Jacob Berry, 3B, LSU
7. Chicago Cubs - Cade Horton, RHP, Oklahoma
8. Minnesota Twins - Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly
9. Kansas City - Gavin Cross, OF, Virginia Tech
10. Colorado Rockies - Gabriel Hughes, RHP, Gonzaga
11. New York Mets - Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
12. Detroit Tigers - Jace Jung, 2B, Texas Tech
13. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Zach Neto, SS, Campbell
14. New York Mets - Jett Williams, SS, Rockwall-Heath HS (TX)
15. San Diego Padres - Dylan Lesko, RHP, Buford HS (GA)
16. Cleveland Guardians - Chase DeLauter, OF, James Madison
17. Philadelphia Phillies - Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman (NV)
18. Cam Collier - Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola College (FL)
19. Oakland Athletics - Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
20. Atlanta Braves - Owen Murphy, RHP, Riverside Brookfield HS (IL)
21. Seattle Mariners - Cole Young, SS, North Allegheny HS (PA)
22. St. Louis Cardinals - Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State
23. Toronto Blue Jays - Brandon Barriera, LHP, American Heritage HS (FL)
24. Boston Red Sox - Mikey Romero, SS, Orange Lutheran HS (CA)
25. New York Yankees - Spencer Jones, OF, Vanderbilt
26. Chicago White Sox - Noah Schultz, LHP, Oswego East HS (IL)
27. Milwaukee Brewers - Eric Brown Jr., SS, Coastal Carolina
28. Houston Astros - Drew Gilbert, OF, Tennessee
29. Tampa Bay Rays - Xavier Issac, 1B, East Forsyth HS (NC)
30. San Francisco Giants - Reggie Crawford, Two-Way, UConn